Marseille, France

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Marseille, France Wednesday 22 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:29 AM

Radiant climbs to
56°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 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.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:18 AM

6:18 AM

5:44 AM Blue hour
6:18 AM Sunrise
7:00 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:11 PM

9:11 PM

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

8:29 PM Golden hour
9:11 PM Sunset
9:45 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

59% lit

3:31 PM – 12:58 AM

ESE SW
3:31 PM Moonrise
3:57 PM 4°
8:15 PM Highest, 26°
12:32 AM 4°
12:58 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:32 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:44 AM–6:18 AM
  • Morning best color 6:02 AM
  • Sunrise 6:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:18 AM–7:00 AM
  • Moonrise 3:31 PM
  • Evening golden hour 8:29 PM–9:11 PM
  • Evening best color 8:48 PM
  • Sunset 9:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:11 PM–9:45 PM
  • Fully dark 11:17 PM–4:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:07 AM–4:14 AM
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