New York City, USA

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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New York City, USA Wednesday 6 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 4:45 AM

Radiant climbs to
25°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
35% lost
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

5:48 AM

5:48 AM

5:17 AM Blue hour
5:48 AM Sunrise
6:26 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:57 PM

7:57 PM

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

7:18 PM Golden hour
7:57 PM Sunset
8:27 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

79% lit

12:51 AM – 9:51 AM

SE SW
12:51 AM Moonrise
1:17 AM 4°
5:21 AM Highest, 24°
9:25 AM 4°
9:51 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:09 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:17 AM–5:48 AM
  • Morning best color 5:46 AM
  • Sunrise 5:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:48 AM–6:26 AM
  • Moonset 8:51 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:18 PM–7:57 PM
  • Sunset 7:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:57 PM–8:27 PM
  • Evening best color 8:03 PM
  • Fully dark 9:45 PM–3:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:45 PM–12:55 AM
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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 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
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