New York City, USA

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:45 AM

6:45 AM

6:17 AM Blue hour
6:45 AM Sunrise
7:23 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:34 PM

5:34 PM

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

4:56 PM Golden hour
5:34 PM Sunset
6:02 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-12

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:21 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 6:27 PM–6:30 PM, S about 15° up

Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
6:21 PM
Highest around 6:30 PM
Distance
918 mi
Climbs to
17°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

Moon

Waning gibbous

69% lit

11:52 PM – 9:38 AM

ESE WSW
11:52 PM Moonrise
12:16 AM 4°
4:45 AM Highest, 29°
9:13 AM 4°
9:38 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 6:17 AM–6:45 AM
  • Sunrise 6:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:45 AM–7:23 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Moonset 9:13 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:56 PM–5:34 PM
  • Sunset 5:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:34 PM–6:02 PM
  • Evening best color 5:45 PM
  • Fully dark 7:06 PM–5:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:06 PM–11:56 PM
  • Moonrise 11:52 PM

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Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:18 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