Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Paris, Île-de-France Region, France
High 60°F, low 51°F.

Meteor shower

Draconids

Around 7 an hour

Best around 8:45 PM

The night8:45 PM – 6:32 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
20 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

8:03 PM – 7:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:03 PM Dark enough
7:13 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

8:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
22%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
77%
Wind
9 mph
7:28 AM Blue hour
7:45 AM Best color
8:00 AM Sunrise
8:42 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SE to SE

Rose 5:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SE
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:45 AM
until 5:46 AM
Visible for
0m 50s
Highest
15° SE
Ends
Sets SE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SW to SE

Rose 7:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to S
When
7:17 AM
until 7:22 AM
Visible for
4m 20s
Highest
18° S
Ends
Sets SE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Good

7:15 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
44%
Wind
8 mph
6:32 PM Golden hour
7:15 PM Sunset
7:30 PM Best color
7:46 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waning crescent

6% lit

5:18 AM – 6:12 PM

E W
5:18 AM Moonrise
5:43 AM 4°
11:49 AM Highest, 45°
5:49 PM 4°
6:12 PM 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 51°F Mainly clear
22% dry 77% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 60°F Partly cloudy
91% dry 45% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 58°F Overcast
100% dry 44% 8 mph
Late Night 11 PM 51°F Clear sky
0% dry 63% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:19 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:28 AM–8:00 AM
  • Morning best color 7:45 AM
  • Sunrise 8:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:00 AM–8:42 AM
  • Moonset 6:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:32 PM–7:15 PM
  • Sunset 7:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:15 PM–7:46 PM
  • Evening best color 7:30 PM
  • Fully dark 9:00 PM–6:17 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:00 PM–6:17 AM

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

International Space Station Modest pass, SE to ESE, 13 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 5:42 AM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 8:27 PM Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:22 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:57 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:57 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:55 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it