Marseille, France

Thursday, July 30, 2026

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Marseille, France Thursday 30 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 12 an hour

Best around 5:36 AM

Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
45% 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

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

5:53 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
7:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:03 PM

9:03 PM

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

8:22 PM Golden hour
9:03 PM Sunset
9:36 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

9:40 PM – 8:09 AM

ESE WSW
9:40 PM Moonrise
10:03 PM 4°
2:54 AM Highest, 33°
7:45 AM 4°
8:09 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:53 AM–6:26 AM
  • Morning best color 6:10 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–7:07 AM
  • Moonset 7:02 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:22 PM–9:03 PM
  • Evening best color 8:40 PM
  • Sunset 9:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:03 PM–9:36 PM
  • Moonrise 9:40 PM
  • Fully dark 11:03 PM–4:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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