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New York City, USA Saturday 1 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 4:59 AM

Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
69% 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

5:53 AM

5:53 AM

5:22 AM Blue hour
5:53 AM Sunrise
6:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:11 PM

8:11 PM

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

7:32 PM Golden hour
8:11 PM Sunset
8:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

91% lit

9:41 PM – 9:56 AM

E W
9:41 PM Moonrise
10:02 PM 4°
3:47 AM Highest, 48°
9:34 AM 4°
9:56 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 5:22 AM–5:53 AM
  • Morning best color 5:51 AM
  • Sunrise 5:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:53 AM–6:31 AM
  • Moonset 8:51 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:32 PM–8:11 PM
  • Sunset 8:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:11 PM–8:42 PM
  • Evening best color 8:17 PM
  • Moonrise 9:42 PM
  • Fully dark 10:01 PM–4:04 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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