Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Sunday, April 19, 2026

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Paris, Île-de-France Region, France Sunday 19 April 2026

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:17 AM

Radiant climbs to
73°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

6:18 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:47 PM

8:47 PM

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

8:04 PM Golden hour
8:47 PM Sunset
9:21 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

5% lit

7:21 AM – 12:14 AM

ENE NW
7:21 AM Moonrise
7:50 AM 4°
3:40 PM Highest, 66°
11:42 PM 4°
12:14 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 6:18 AM–6:51 AM
  • Morning best color 6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:34 AM
  • Moonrise 7:21 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:04 PM–8:47 PM
  • Sunset 8:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:47 PM–9:21 PM
  • Evening best color 9:01 PM
  • Fully dark 10:49 PM–4:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:19 AM–4:47 AM
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Wed 11 Nov 2026 1:15 AM Partial solar eclipse 51.2% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:37 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% 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 53.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:16 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 67% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.3% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:20 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 57.6% of the Sun covered
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