Portofino, Italy

Thursday, August 6, 2026

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Portofino, Italy Thursday 6 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 34 an hour

Best around 5:14 AM

Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
31% 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

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:43 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:41 PM

8:41 PM

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

8:01 PM Golden hour
8:41 PM Sunset
9:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

46% lit

11:30 PM – 3:01 PM

ENE WNW
11:30 PM Moonrise
11:55 PM 4°
7:10 AM Highest, 67°
2:35 PM 4°
3:01 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 5:43 AM–6:16 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:57 AM
  • Morning best color 6:30 AM
  • Moonset 3:01 PM
  • Evening golden hour 8:01 PM–8:41 PM
  • Sunset 8:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:41 PM–9:14 PM
  • Evening best color 8:54 PM
  • Fully dark 10:40 PM–4:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:40 PM–12:10 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Portofino, Italy

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Fri 9 Oct 2026 6:21 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 5:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:50 PM Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:46 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 4:39 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:39 PM Partial solar eclipse 66.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:08 AM

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