New York City, USA

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:24 AM

7:24 AM

6:56 AM Blue hour
7:24 AM Sunrise
8:03 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-13

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:10 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
5:10 PM
Highest around 5:19 PM
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

5:54 PM

5:54 PM

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

5:15 PM Golden hour
5:54 PM Sunset
6:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 1:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:24 PM Dark enough
1:39 AM Best
5:56 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
64°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 2:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:24 PM Dark enough
2:09 AM Best
5:56 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:24 PM Dark enough
4:39 AM Best
5:56 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

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 crescent

3% lit

5:32 AM – 4:57 PM

ESE WSW
5:32 AM Moonrise
5:54 AM 4°
11:15 AM Highest, 42°
4:36 PM 4°
4:57 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:56 AM–7:24 AM
  • Sunrise 7:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:24 AM–8:03 AM
  • Morning best color 7:33 AM
  • Moonset 4:57 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:15 PM–5:54 PM
  • Sunset 5:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:54 PM–6:22 PM
  • Evening best color 6:04 PM
  • Fully dark 7:26 PM–5:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:26 PM–5:53 AM

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

International Space Station Brilliant pass, WNW to SE, 78 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:09 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in New York City - sunset at 4:52 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:52 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to SW, 52 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:34 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:22 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:22 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in New York City - sunset at 4:51 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:51 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