New York City, USA

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:12 AM

6:12 AM

5:43 AM Blue hour
6:12 AM Sunrise
6:49 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-5

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 9:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
9:20 AM
Highest around 9:29 AM
Distance
918 mi
Climbs to
17°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:46 PM

7:46 PM

Behind the hills at 7:43 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

7:09 PM Golden hour
7:46 PM Sunset
8:15 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

8:33 PM – 8:18 AM

ESE W
8:33 PM Moonrise
8:55 PM 4°
2:24 AM Highest, 44°
7:56 AM 4°
8:18 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:43 AM–6:12 AM
  • Sunrise 6:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:12 AM–6:49 AM
  • Morning best color 6:20 AM
  • Moonset 7:00 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:09 PM–7:46 PM
  • Evening best color 7:36 PM
  • Sunset 7:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:46 PM–8:15 PM
  • Moonrise 8:34 PM
  • Fully dark 9:27 PM–4:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to SSE, 34 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:11 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:20 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:20 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:18 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Veterans Day Veterans Day in New York City - sunset at 4:41 PM Wed 11 Nov 2026 4:41 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 Partial solar eclipse 50.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:26 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it