New York City, USA

Friday, October 9, 2026

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New York City, USA
High 71°F, low 49°F.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:12 PM – 6:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:12 PM Dark enough
6:13 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
68%
Wind
4 mph
6:33 AM Blue hour
6:59 AM Best color
7:00 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, E to E

Rose 4:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Rising, then up to E
When
4:57 AM
until 4:59 AM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
33° E
Ends
Sets E

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, W to SSW

Rose 6:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SSW
When
6:30 AM
until 6:33 AM
Visible for
3m 0s
Highest
60° SSW
Ends
Fades at 60°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Sunset

Good

6:24 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
32%
Wind
5 mph
5:48 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:30 PM Best color
6:52 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

New moon

1% lit

New moon today at 11:50 AM

Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM

5:53 AM – 5:43 PM

E W
5:53 AM Moonrise
6:14 AM 4°
11:49 AM Highest, 45°
5:22 PM 4°
5:43 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 56°F Clear sky
0% dry 68% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 71°F Clear sky
11% dry 33% 12 mph
Evening 7 PM 63°F Overcast
100% dry 32% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 55°F Overcast
100% dry 54% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–7:00 AM
  • Morning best color 6:59 AM
  • Sunrise 7:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:00 AM–7:37 AM
  • Moonset 5:43 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:48 PM–6:24 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:52 PM
  • Evening best color 6:30 PM
  • Fully dark 7:56 PM–5:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:56 PM–5:31 AM

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:29 AM International Space Station Modest pass, W to WNW, 21 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 6:40 AM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:27 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:23 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:25 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

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