New York City, USA

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

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New York City, USA Wednesday 16 September 2026 High 79°F, low 60°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:10 AM Blue hour
6:35 AM Best color
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:13 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

7:03 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:26 PM Golden hour
7:03 PM Sunset
7:08 PM Best color
7:30 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

7:51 PM – 5:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:51 PM Dark enough
5:50 AM Too light

Moon

Waxing crescent

30% lit

12:36 PM – 9:36 PM

SE SW
12:36 PM Moonrise
1:02 PM 4°
5:06 PM Highest, 24°
9:10 PM 4°
9:36 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
66°F
Overcast 93% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
77°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Evening
73°F
Clear sky 8% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:10 AM Blue hour
6:35 AM Best color
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:13 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

12:36 PM Moonrise
1:02 PM 4°
5:06 PM Highest, 24°
9:10 PM 4°
9:36 PM Moonset

Sunset

6:26 PM Golden hour
7:03 PM Sunset
7:08 PM Best color
7:30 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:51 PM Dark enough
5:50 AM Too light
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Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, SE to E, 32 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:01 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WSW to E, 78 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:38 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 11:50 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
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