New York City, USA

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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New York City, USA Wednesday 29 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 14 an hour

Best around 5:02 AM

Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
31% 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

5:50 AM

5:50 AM

5:19 AM Blue hour
5:50 AM Sunrise
6:29 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:14 PM

8:14 PM

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

7:35 PM Golden hour
8:14 PM Sunset
8:45 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Buck Moon

Rises 8:32 PM in the ESE

8:32 PM – 6:40 AM

ESE WSW
8:32 PM Moonrise
8:55 PM 4°
1:36 AM Highest, 31°
6:16 AM 4°
6:40 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:32 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
10:37 AM
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 5:19 AM–5:50 AM
  • Moonset 5:35 AM
  • Morning best color 5:48 AM
  • Sunrise 5:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:50 AM–6:29 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:35 PM–8:14 PM
  • Sunset 8:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:14 PM–8:45 PM
  • Evening best color 8:20 PM
  • Moonrise 8:33 PM
  • Fully dark 10:06 PM–3:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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