Marseille, France

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Marseille, France

That morning

Sunrise

6:14 AM

6:14 AM

Clears the hills at 6:27 AM, 13 min after sunrise

5:40 AM Blue hour
6:14 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:14 PM

9:14 PM

Behind the hills at 8:49 PM, 25 min before sunset

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

8:32 PM Golden hour
9:14 PM Sunset
9:48 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Delta Aquariids

Best around 3:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:44 PM Dark enough
1:00 AM Moonrise
3:59 AM Best
4:45 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
29°
Under a perfect sky
25/hour
Moonlight
24% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Comet 96P/Machholz

Thought to come from Comet 96P/Machholz and the family of sungrazing comets broken from it. Its meteors are mostly faint, and it is best seen from the southern half of the world.

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.

Stays near its best for several nights, not just one.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 11:22 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
11:22 PM to 12:52 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 18° above it
Highest at
11:32 PM
Sky fully dark
11:22 PM to 4:07 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Last quarter

46% lit

12:34 AM – 2:50 PM

ENE WNW
12:34 AM Moonrise
12:56 AM 4°
7:37 AM Highest, 61°
2:26 PM 4°
2:50 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:40 AM–6:14 AM
  • Sunrise 6:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:14 AM–6:57 AM
  • Morning best color 6:31 AM
  • Moonset 2:51 PM
  • Evening golden hour 8:32 PM–9:14 PM
  • Evening best color 8:46 PM
  • Sunset 9:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:14 PM–9:48 PM
  • Fully dark 11:22 PM–4:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:22 PM–1:02 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Marseille, France

International Space Station Bright pass, SW to SSE, 41 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:45 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Marseille - sunset at 5:29 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:29 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to SSE, 30 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:59 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:59 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:56 PM Partial solar eclipse 72.5% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:03 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 65.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:40 PM Total lunar eclipse 71% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 70% 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 65.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:07 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 77% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 8.3% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:18 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 49.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:18 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it