New York City, USA

Thursday, May 7, 2026

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New York City, USA Thursday 7 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 10 an hour

Best around 4:46 AM

Radiant climbs to
26°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
31% 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

5:47 AM

5:47 AM

5:16 AM Blue hour
5:47 AM Sunrise
6:25 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:58 PM

7:58 PM

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

7:19 PM Golden hour
7:58 PM Sunset
8:28 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

71% lit

1:27 AM – 10:55 AM

SE SW
1:27 AM Moonrise
1:52 AM 4°
6:11 AM Highest, 27°
10:30 AM 4°
10:55 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:51 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:16 AM–5:47 AM
  • Morning best color 5:45 AM
  • Sunrise 5:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:47 AM–6:25 AM
  • Moonset 9:51 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:19 PM–7:58 PM
  • Sunset 7:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:58 PM–8:28 PM
  • Evening best color 8:04 PM
  • Fully dark 9:46 PM–3:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:46 PM–1:26 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
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
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