New York City, USA

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New York City, USA Tuesday 4 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 21 an hour

Best around 4:56 AM

Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
47% 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

5:55 AM

5:55 AM

5:25 AM Blue hour
5:55 AM Sunrise
6:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:08 PM

8:08 PM

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

7:29 PM Golden hour
8:08 PM Sunset
8:38 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

66% lit

10:25 PM – 12:12 PM

E WNW
10:25 PM Moonrise
10:46 PM 4°
5:15 AM Highest, 61°
11:49 AM 4°
12:12 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:25 AM–5:55 AM
  • Morning best color 5:53 AM
  • Sunrise 5:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:55 AM–6:34 AM
  • Moonset 12:12 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:29 PM–8:08 PM
  • Sunset 8:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:08 PM–8:38 PM
  • Evening best color 8:14 PM
  • Fully dark 9:56 PM–4:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:56 PM–10:56 PM
  • Moonrise 10:51 PM
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