New York City, USA

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:39 AM

6:39 AM

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:39 AM Sunrise
7:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:01 PM

7:01 PM

Behind the hills at 6:51 PM, 10 min before sunset

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

6:25 PM Golden hour
7:01 PM Sunset
7:28 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
6:50 PM
Highest around 6:59 PM
Distance
918 mi
Climbs to
18°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

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

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

8% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 10:44 PM

Moon in shadow
8%
Moon's height
38°
8:42 PM Penumbral begins 19° up
10:14 PM Partial begins 34° up
10:44 PM Greatest eclipse 38° up
11:14 PM Partial ends 41° up
12:46 AM Penumbral ends 47° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Supermoon - rises 6:57 PM in the E

6:57 PM – 7:08 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
6:57 PM Moonrise
7:18 PM 4°
1:00 AM Highest, 47°
6:46 AM 4°
7:08 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:57 PM in the E
Exactly full
10:41 PM
Distance
221,747 mi - supermoon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:49 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:39 AM
  • Sunrise 6:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:39 AM–7:15 AM
  • Morning best color 6:48 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:25 PM–7:01 PM
  • Evening best color 6:50 PM
  • Moonrise 6:58 PM
  • Sunset 7:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:01 PM–7:28 PM
  • Fully dark 8:33 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in New York City - sunset at 4:51 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:51 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:21 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:21 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