New York City, USA

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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New York City, USA Wednesday 5 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 28 an hour

Best around 4:55 AM

Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
38% 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

5:56 AM

5:56 AM

5:26 AM Blue hour
5:56 AM Sunrise
6:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:07 PM

8:07 PM

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

7:28 PM Golden hour
8:07 PM Sunset
8:37 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

55% lit

10:51 PM – 1:24 PM

ENE WNW
10:51 PM Moonrise
11:13 PM 4°
6:03 AM Highest, 67°
1:01 PM 4°
1:24 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 5:26 AM–5:56 AM
  • Morning best color 5:54 AM
  • Sunrise 5:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:56 AM–6:35 AM
  • Moonset 1:25 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:28 PM–8:07 PM
  • Sunset 8:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:07 PM–8:37 PM
  • Evening best color 8:13 PM
  • Fully dark 9:55 PM–4:10 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:55 PM–11:25 PM
  • Moonrise 11:21 PM
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