New York City, USA

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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New York City, USA
High 57°F, low 33°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
77%
Wind
2 mph
6:42 AM Blue hour
7:10 AM Sunrise
7:14 AM Best color
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 10 an hour

Best around 5:26 AM

From 7:41 PM to 5:41 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

Bright pass, WNW to NE

Rises 5:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:54 AM
until 5:58 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
45° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Good

6:11 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
36%
Wind
9 mph
5:33 PM Golden hour
6:04 PM Best color
6:11 PM Sunset
6:38 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

50% lit

2:31 PM – 11:58 PM

SE SW
2:31 PM Moonrise
2:57 PM 4°
7:14 PM Highest, 26°
11:33 PM 4°
11:58 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 39°F Clear sky
0% 0% 77% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 55°F Clear sky
0% 0% 32% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 54°F Clear sky
0% 0% 36% 9 mph
Late Night 11 PM 54°F Clear sky
0% 0% 44% 10 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:42 AM–7:10 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:10 AM–7:47 AM
  • Moonrise 2:31 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:33 PM–6:11 PM
  • Sunset 6:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:11 PM–6:38 PM
  • Evening best color 6:17 PM
  • Fully dark 7:42 PM–5:40 AM
  • Moonset 11:58 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:02 AM–5:40 AM

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

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 Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:07 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