Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

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Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

That morning

Sunrise

8:43 AM

8:43 AM

Clears the hills at 8:46 AM, 3 min after sunrise

8:07 AM Blue hour
8:43 AM Sunrise
9:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:05 PM

5:05 PM

Behind the hills at 4:47 PM, 18 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

4:11 PM Golden hour
5:05 PM Sunset
5:42 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 6:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:35 PM Dark enough
7:55 PM Moonset
6:20 AM Best
7:13 AM Too light
Estimate
~68/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waxing crescent

7% lit

10:50 AM – 7:55 PM

SE SW
10:50 AM Moonrise
11:19 AM 4°
3:22 PM Highest, 22°
7:26 PM 4°
7:55 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:07 AM–8:43 AM
  • Sunrise 8:43 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:43 AM–9:38 AM
  • Morning best color 8:55 AM
  • Moonrise 10:50 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:11 PM–5:05 PM
  • Evening best color 4:47 PM
  • Sunset 5:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:05 PM–5:42 PM
  • Fully dark 7:00 PM–6:48 AM
  • Moonset 7:56 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:00 PM–6:48 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:49 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:45 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:45 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to S, 21 deg up
Thu 12 Nov 2026 7:20 PM Partial solar eclipse 51.2% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:37 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 53.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:16 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 67% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.3% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:20 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:11 PM

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