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New York City, USA Thursday 30 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:01 AM

Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
50% 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

5:51 AM

5:51 AM

5:20 AM Blue hour
5:51 AM Sunrise
6:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:13 PM

8:13 PM

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

7:34 PM Golden hour
8:13 PM Sunset
8:44 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

8:57 PM – 7:45 AM

ESE WSW
8:57 PM Moonrise
9:20 PM 4°
2:20 AM Highest, 37°
7:23 AM 4°
7:45 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 5:20 AM–5:51 AM
  • Morning best color 5:49 AM
  • Sunrise 5:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:51 AM–6:30 AM
  • Moonset 6:40 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:34 PM–8:13 PM
  • Sunset 8:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:13 PM–8:44 PM
  • Evening best color 8:19 PM
  • Moonrise 8:58 PM
  • Fully dark 10:05 PM–4:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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