New York City, USA

Friday, December 12, 2025

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New York City, USA

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 120 an hour

Best around 1:58 AM

Radiant climbs to
82°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

6:40 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:28 PM

4:28 PM

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

3:45 PM Golden hour
4:28 PM Sunset
4:59 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

42% lit

12:05 AM – 12:22 PM

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12:05 AM Moonrise
12:26 AM 4°
6:15 AM Highest, 49°
12:02 PM 4°
12:22 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:05 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:40 AM–7:11 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:54 AM
  • Moonset 12:23 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:45 PM–4:28 PM
  • Sunset 4:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:28 PM–4:59 PM
  • Evening best color 4:34 PM
  • Fully dark 6:07 PM–5:33 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:07 PM–1:07 AM

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:23 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:25 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:18 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:26 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:07 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it