New York City, USA

Friday, May 8, 2026

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New York City, USA Friday 8 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 4:47 AM

Radiant climbs to
26°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
27% 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

5:45 AM

5:45 AM

5:15 AM Blue hour
5:45 AM Sunrise
6:24 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:59 PM

7:59 PM

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

7:20 PM Golden hour
7:59 PM Sunset
8:29 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

62% lit

1:56 AM – 12:00 PM

ESE WSW
1:56 AM Moonrise
2:20 AM 4°
6:58 AM Highest, 31°
11:36 AM 4°
12:00 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:27 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:15 AM–5:45 AM
  • Morning best color 5:44 AM
  • Sunrise 5:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:45 AM–6:24 AM
  • Moonset 10:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:20 PM–7:59 PM
  • Sunset 7:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:59 PM–8:29 PM
  • Evening best color 8:05 PM
  • Fully dark 9:48 PM–3:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:48 PM–1:58 AM
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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
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Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
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