New York City, USA

Monday, August 31, 2026

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New York City, USA

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

8:18 PM – 5:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:18 PM Dark enough
5:35 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:22 AM

Very LowExcellent

No one saw this one - no rating, webcam or satellite view of it. The score is the prediction.

Cloud
31%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
5:54 AM Blue hour
6:20 AM Best color
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:58 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 7 well-rated past sunrises here.

Sunset

Very Low

7:30 PM

Very LowExcellent

As the webcam at New York City, USA saw it · Predicted Fair

Cloud
13%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
85%
Wind
4 mph
6:53 PM Golden hour
7:30 PM Sunset
7:36 PM Best color
7:58 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 6 past sunsets here that were rated excellent.

Moon

Waning gibbous

87% lit

8:55 PM – 11:15 AM

ENE WNW
8:55 PM Moonrise
9:17 PM 4°
4:01 AM Highest, 65°
10:52 AM 4°
11:15 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 71°F Mainly clear
31% dry 83% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 78°F Mainly clear
42% dry 71% 4 mph
Evening 7 PM 72°F Clear sky
13% dry 85% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:20 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–6:58 AM
  • Moonset 10:03 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:53 PM–7:30 PM
  • Sunset 7:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:30 PM–7:58 PM
  • Evening best color 7:36 PM
  • Moonrise 8:56 PM
  • Fully dark 9:07 PM–4:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Orionids Active, around 14 an hour
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:40 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NW to NNE, 22 deg up
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:57 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:38 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:14 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:14 PM 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

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