Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Friday, May 8, 2026

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Paris, Île-de-France Region, France Friday 8 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:45 AM

Radiant climbs to
14°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
14% 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

6:18 AM

6:18 AM

5:42 AM Blue hour
6:18 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:15 PM

9:15 PM

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

8:30 PM Golden hour
9:15 PM Sunset
9:52 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

64% lit

3:12 AM – 12:16 PM

SE SW
3:12 AM Moonrise
3:41 AM 4°
7:44 AM Highest, 22°
11:47 AM 4°
12:16 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:48 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:42 AM–6:18 AM
  • Morning best color 6:03 AM
  • Sunrise 6:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:18 AM–7:04 AM
  • Moonset 11:05 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:30 PM–9:15 PM
  • Sunset 9:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:15 PM–9:52 PM
  • Evening best color 9:31 PM
  • Fully dark 11:38 PM–3:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:38 PM–3:18 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Tiangong space station Modest pass, SW to SSE, 15 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 6:57 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 6:10 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:50 PM Northern lights possible Kp 7 (G3) - low in the northern sky
Sat 10 Oct 2026 10:00 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 13 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 7:13 AM Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:07 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 4:57 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:57 PM 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
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:11 PM

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