New York City, USA

Sunday, August 2, 2026

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New York City, USA Sunday 2 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 12 an hour

Best around 4:58 AM

Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
63% 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

5:23 AM Blue hour
5:53 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:10 PM

8:10 PM

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

7:31 PM Golden hour
8:10 PM Sunset
8:41 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

84% lit

10:03 PM – 11:02 AM

E W
10:03 PM Moonrise
10:24 PM 4°
4:30 AM Highest, 55°
10:41 AM 4°
11:02 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 5:23 AM–5:53 AM
  • Morning best color 5:51 AM
  • Sunrise 5:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:53 AM–6:32 AM
  • Moonset 9:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:31 PM–8:10 PM
  • Sunset 8:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:10 PM–8:41 PM
  • Evening best color 8:16 PM
  • Fully dark 10:00 PM–4:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:00 PM–10:10 PM
  • Moonrise 10:03 PM
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