Marseille, France

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Marseille, France

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 4:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:14 PM Dark enough
12:52 AM Moonrise
4:54 AM Best 4:44 AM, then too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
15°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
32% lost
Speed
66 km/s

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:44 PM

8:44 PM

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

8:04 PM Golden hour
8:44 PM Sunset
9:15 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

88% lit

12:52 AM – 9:09 AM

SE SW
12:52 AM Moonrise
1:22 AM 4°
5:00 AM Highest, 19°
8:39 AM 4°
9:09 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:26 AM
  • Morning best color 6:09 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–7:06 AM
  • Moonset 8:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:04 PM–8:44 PM
  • Evening best color 8:16 PM
  • Sunset 8:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:44 PM–9:15 PM
  • Fully dark 10:39 PM–4:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:39 PM–12:59 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Marseille, France

International Space Station Modest pass, NNW to NE, 21 deg up
Fri 23 Oct 2026 6:35 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to S, 18 deg up
Fri 23 Oct 2026 8:18 PM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Fri 23 Oct 2026 8:13 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:57 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:57 PM Halloween Halloween night in Marseille - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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