New York City, USA

Thursday, September 17, 2026

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New York City, USA Thursday 17 September 2026 High 83°F, low 69°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:11 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Best color
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:14 AM Golden hour ends

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

Sunset

Excellent

7:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:25 PM Golden hour
7:01 PM Sunset
7:07 PM Best color
7:28 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

7:49 PM – 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:49 PM Dark enough
5:51 AM Too light

Moon

First quarter

39% lit

1:37 PM – 10:19 PM

SE SW
1:37 PM Moonrise
2:04 PM 4°
5:58 PM Highest, 22°
9:52 PM 4°
10:19 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
74°F
Partly cloudy 50% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
82°F
Overcast 81% clouds · no rain
Evening
78°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:11 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Best color
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:14 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, first quarter

1:37 PM Moonrise
2:04 PM 4°
5:58 PM Highest, 22°
9:52 PM 4°
10:19 PM Moonset

Sunset

6:25 PM Golden hour
7:01 PM Sunset
7:07 PM Best color
7:28 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:49 PM Dark enough
5:51 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
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:23 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM

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