Marseille, France

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Marseille, France
High 75°F, low 61°F.

Later today

Sunrise

Fair

7:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
79%
Wind
2 mph
7:25 AM Blue hour
7:37 AM Best color
7:54 AM Sunrise
8:33 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 2:08 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 36 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 6:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
63°
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

Bright pass, SSW to ENE

Rises 6:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:27 AM
until 6:32 AM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
54° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Good

6:52 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
59%
Wind
12 mph
6:13 PM Golden hour
6:26 PM Best color
6:52 PM Sunset
7:21 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 2:08 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 37 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

First quarter

38% lit

2:40 PM – 11:14 PM

SE SW
2:40 PM Moonrise
3:08 PM 4°
6:57 PM Highest, 20°
10:45 PM 4°
11:14 PM Moonset

Current local time: 2:08 AM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 64°F Clear sky
0% 0% 79% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 73°F Overcast
100% 0% 61% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 68°F Clear sky
0% 0% 59% 12 mph
Late Night 11 PM 61°F Overcast
100% 0% 67% 9 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:25 AM–7:54 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Sunrise 7:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:54 AM–8:33 AM
  • Moonrise 2:40 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:13 PM–6:52 PM
  • Evening best color 6:26 PM
  • Sunset 6:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:52 PM–7:21 PM
  • Fully dark 8:27 PM–6:21 AM
  • Moonset 11:14 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:17 PM–6:21 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Marseille, France

International Space Station Modest pass, ESE to ENE, 29 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 5:42 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:03 AM 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 1:11 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 1:03 AM 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