Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 14 an hour

Best around 6:05 AM

From 8:20 PM to 6:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
57°
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.

That morning

Sunrise

8:20 AM

8:20 AM

7:48 AM Blue hour
8:20 AM Sunrise
9:04 AM Golden hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE

Rises 6:33 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
6:33 AM
until 6:36 AM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
86° SSE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

6:50 PM

6:50 PM

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

6:05 PM Golden hour
6:50 PM Sunset
7:22 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

75% lit

4:54 PM – 3:43 AM

ESE WSW
4:54 PM Moonrise
5:19 PM 4°
10:16 PM Highest, 32°
3:17 AM 4°
3:43 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:30 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:48 AM–8:20 AM
  • Morning best color 8:05 AM
  • Sunrise 8:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:20 AM–9:04 AM
  • Moonrise 4:54 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:05 PM–6:50 PM
  • Sunset 6:50 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:50 PM–7:22 PM
  • Evening best color 7:05 PM
  • Fully dark 8:35 PM–6:36 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:45 AM–6:36 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

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 1:25 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 1:15 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:24 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:22 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 51.2% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:37 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% 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 53.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:16 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 67% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.3% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:20 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 57.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:11 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it