Marseille, France

Sunday, October 20, 2024

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Marseille, France

That morning

Sunrise

7:59 AM

7:59 AM

Clears the hills at 8:13 AM, 14 min after sunrise

7:30 AM Blue hour
7:59 AM Sunrise
8:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:47 PM

6:47 PM

Behind the hills at 6:42 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

6:08 PM Golden hour
6:47 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:32 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:17 PM Dark enough
5:32 AM Best
6:30 AM Too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
65% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

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

Moon

Waning gibbous

88% lit

8:30 PM – 1:07 PM

NE NW
8:30 PM Moonrise
8:57 PM 4°
4:46 AM Highest, 75°
12:39 PM 4°
1:07 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:30 AM–7:59 AM
  • Sunrise 7:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:59 AM–8:38 AM
  • Morning best color 8:15 AM
  • Moonset 11:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:08 PM–6:47 PM
  • Evening best color 6:19 PM
  • Sunset 6:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:47 PM–7:16 PM
  • Fully dark 8:22 PM–6:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:22 PM–8:32 PM
  • Moonrise 8:30 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Marseille, France

International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to S, 14 deg up
Wed 4 Nov 2026 5:48 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to SSE, 21 deg up
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:56 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:56 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Partial solar eclipse 72.5% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:03 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 65.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:40 PM Total lunar eclipse 71% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 70% 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 65.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:07 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 77% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 8.3% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:18 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 49.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:18 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it