New York City, USA

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:14 AM

7:14 AM

6:46 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 14 an hour

Best around 5:07 AM

From 7:37 PM to 5:45 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NNE to NE

Rises 5:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
5:12 AM
until 5:13 AM
Visible for
1m 20s
Highest
20° NNE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

6:07 PM

6:07 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:29 PM Golden hour
6:07 PM Sunset
6:34 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

78% lit

3:51 PM – 3:12 AM

ESE WSW
3:51 PM Moonrise
4:12 PM 4°
9:30 PM Highest, 41°
2:50 AM 4°
3:12 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:07 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:46 AM–7:14 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Sunrise 7:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:14 AM–7:51 AM
  • Moonrise 3:51 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:29 PM–6:07 PM
  • Sunset 6:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:07 PM–6:34 PM
  • Evening best color 6:13 PM
  • Fully dark 7:38 PM–5:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:18 AM–5:43 AM

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

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 Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:14 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:14 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it