Marseille, France

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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Marseille, France Wednesday 29 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 15 an hour

Best around 5:37 AM

Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
26% lost
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

6:25 AM

6:25 AM

5:52 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:04 PM

9:04 PM

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

8:23 PM Golden hour
9:04 PM Sunset
9:37 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Buck Moon

Rises 9:16 PM in the ESE

9:16 PM – 7:01 AM

ESE WSW
9:16 PM Moonrise
9:41 PM 4°
2:08 AM Highest, 28°
6:36 AM 4°
7:01 AM Moonset

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

Rises
9:16 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
4:37 PM
Distance
248,095 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:52 AM–6:25 AM
  • Moonset 5:55 AM
  • Morning best color 6:09 AM
  • Sunrise 6:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:25 AM–7:06 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:23 PM–9:04 PM
  • Evening best color 8:42 PM
  • Sunset 9:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:04 PM–9:37 PM
  • Moonrise 9:16 PM
  • Fully dark 11:05 PM–4:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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