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New York City, USA
Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Milky Way
Milky Way
Washed out by city light
Visible from 8:47 PM
The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.
New moon
New moon
Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 4:50 AM
New at 11:27 PM Thu 10 Sep
The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.
That morning
Sunrise
Good
6:31 AM
Rated Very Low by the people who watched it.
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 5 well-rated past sunrises here.
Sunset
Fair
7:13 PM
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 6 past sunsets here that were rated excellent.
That night
Aurora chance
Very Low
8:01 PM – 5:44 AM
Moon
New moon
0% lit
5:50 AM – 6:55 PM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
How this day turned out
Moon, new moon
Sunrise
Sunset
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