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New York City, USA Friday 31 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:00 AM

Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
65% 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

5:52 AM

5:52 AM

5:21 AM Blue hour
5:52 AM Sunrise
6:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:12 PM

8:12 PM

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

7:33 PM Golden hour
8:12 PM Sunset
8:43 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

9:20 PM – 8:50 AM

ESE W
9:20 PM Moonrise
9:41 PM 4°
3:04 AM Highest, 42°
8:29 AM 4°
8:50 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 5:21 AM–5:52 AM
  • Morning best color 5:50 AM
  • Sunrise 5:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:52 AM–6:31 AM
  • Moonset 7:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:33 PM–8:12 PM
  • Sunset 8:12 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:12 PM–8:43 PM
  • Evening best color 8:18 PM
  • Moonrise 9:20 PM
  • Fully dark 10:03 PM–4:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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