Marseille, France

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Marseille, France

That morning

Sunrise

8:03 AM

8:03 AM

Clears the hills at 8:22 AM, 19 min after sunrise

7:30 AM Blue hour
8:03 AM Sunrise
8:49 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 3:53 PM in the NE

3:53 PM – 8:29 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

NE NW
3:53 PM Moonrise
4:20 PM 4°
12:08 AM Highest, 74°
8:01 AM 4°
8:29 AM Moonset

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

Rises
3:53 PM in the NE
Exactly full
9:59 AM
Distance
230,196 mi

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.

Sunset

5:03 PM

5:03 PM

Behind the hills at 5:00 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

4:16 PM Golden hour
5:03 PM Sunset
5:35 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 2:33 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:33 PM Dark enough
2:33 AM Best
6:34 AM Too light
Estimate
~22/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
80°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 3200 Phaethon

One of only two major showers from an asteroid, not a comet: 3200 Phaethon, a 'rock comet' that sheds dust when it passes close to the Sun. Its dust is denser than most, which is why Geminids are bright and slow.

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 strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Moonset 7:15 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:30 AM–8:03 AM
  • Sunrise 8:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:03 AM–8:49 AM
  • Morning best color 8:20 AM
  • Moonrise 3:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:16 PM–5:03 PM
  • Evening best color 4:35 PM
  • Sunset 5:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:03 PM–5:35 PM
  • Fully dark 6:46 PM–6:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Marseille, France

International Space Station Bright pass, SW to SSE, 41 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:45 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Marseille - sunset at 5:29 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:29 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to SSE, 30 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:59 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:59 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:56 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