New York City, USA

Friday, October 16, 2026

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New York City, USA
High 73°F, low 57°F.

Tonight

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:02 PM – 5:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
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Aurora, cloud and light pollution around New York City, USA
7:02 PM Dark enough
5:26 AM Too light

Current local time: 8:08 PM

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
21%around 9 AM
Humidity
91%
Wind
7 mph
6:40 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Best color
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 8:08 PM

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, SW to ENE

Rose 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:51 AM
until 5:56 AM
Visible for
5m 10s
Highest
64° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Good

6:14 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain chance
34%around 7 PM
Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
5:36 PM Golden hour
6:14 PM Sunset
6:20 PM Best color
6:41 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 8:08 PM

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

31% lit

1:12 PM – 9:56 PM

SE SW
1:12 PM Moonrise
1:40 PM 4°
5:34 PM Highest, 22°
9:28 PM 4°
9:56 PM Moonset

Current local time: 8:08 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 63°F Overcast
100% 21% 91% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 68°F Overcast
100% 7% 90% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 68°F Overcast
100% 34% 90% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 63°F Partly cloudy
56% 10% 78% 10 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:40 AM–7:08 AM
  • Morning best color 7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:45 AM
  • Moonrise 1:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:36 PM–6:14 PM
  • Sunset 6:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:14 PM–6:41 PM
  • Evening best color 6:20 PM
  • Fully dark 7:45 PM–5:38 AM
  • Moonset 9:56 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:05 PM–5:38 AM

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, ESE to ENE, 34 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:06 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 Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:18 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:26 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it