New York City, USA

Thursday, April 2, 2026

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:37 AM

6:37 AM

6:09 AM Blue hour
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:13 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-58

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 7:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
7:55 AM
Highest around 8:04 AM
Distance
918 mi
Climbs to
17°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:21 PM

7:21 PM

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

6:45 PM Golden hour
7:21 PM Sunset
7:49 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

100% lit

8:18 PM – 6:58 AM

ESE WSW
8:18 PM Moonrise
8:41 PM 4°
1:39 AM Highest, 35°
6:35 AM 4°
6:58 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:09 AM–6:37 AM
  • Moonset 6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:37 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:45 PM–7:21 PM
  • Sunset 7:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:21 PM–7:49 PM
  • Evening best color 7:31 PM
  • Moonrise 8:19 PM
  • Fully dark 8:55 PM–5:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WSW to E, 65 deg up
Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:06 PM Halloween Halloween night in New York City - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in New York City - sunset at 4:52 PM Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:52 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in New York City - sunset at 4:51 PM Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:51 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:18 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 10:02 AM Partial solar eclipse 40.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:50 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 86% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 2:47 PM Total lunar eclipse 54% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 50.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:26 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it