Marseille, France

Friday, January 2, 2026

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Marseille, France

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 12 an hour

Best around 6:29 AM

Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
39% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

8:10 AM

8:10 AM

7:38 AM Blue hour
8:10 AM Sunrise
8:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:14 PM

5:14 PM

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

4:28 PM Golden hour
5:14 PM Sunset
5:46 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

3:54 PM – 8:33 AM

NE NW
3:54 PM Moonrise
4:22 PM 4°
12:15 AM Highest, 75°
8:06 AM 4°
8:33 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 7:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:38 AM–8:10 AM
  • Morning best color 7:54 AM
  • Sunrise 8:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:10 AM–8:57 AM
  • Moonrise 3:54 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:28 PM–5:14 PM
  • Evening best color 4:48 PM
  • Sunset 5:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:14 PM–5:46 PM
  • Fully dark 6:56 PM–6:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Marseille, France

International Space Station Modest pass, SE to ESE, 12 deg up
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:39 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:03 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:57 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:57 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 1:11 AM 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 1:03 AM 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