New York City, USA

Sunday, September 13, 2026

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New York City, USA Sunday 13 September 2026 High 80°F, low 69°F.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 8:42 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:42 PM to 10:22 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 17° above it
Highest at
8:42 PM
Sky fully dark
8:42 PM to 5:02 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

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.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:34 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Very Low by the people who watched it.

6:07 AM Blue hour
6:32 AM Best color
6:34 AM Sunrise
7:10 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 5 well-rated past sunrises here.

Sunset

Good

7:08 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Good by the people who watched it.

6:32 PM Golden hour
7:08 PM Sunset
7:14 PM Best color
7:35 PM Blue hour ends

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

7:56 PM – 5:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
NOAA aurora forecast map for the northern hemisphere
NOAA OVATION forecast, northern hemisphere, 8:00 PM
7:56 PM Dark enough
5:47 AM Too light

Moon

Waxing crescent

7% lit

9:18 AM – 8:04 PM

ESE WSW
9:18 AM Moonrise
9:40 AM 4°
2:41 PM Highest, 36°
7:42 PM 4°
8:04 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
69°F
Slight rain 100% clouds · 2.2 mm rain
Afternoon
75°F
Overcast 89% clouds · no rain
Evening
77°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:07 AM Blue hour
6:32 AM Best color
6:34 AM Sunrise
7:10 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

9:18 AM Moonrise
9:40 AM 4°
2:41 PM Highest, 36°
7:42 PM 4°
8:04 PM Moonset

Sunset

6:32 PM Golden hour
7:08 PM Sunset
7:14 PM Best color
7:35 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:56 PM Dark enough
5:47 AM Too light
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