New York City, USA

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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New York City, USA Wednesday 30 September 2026 High 74°F, low 61°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, S to ESE

Rose 5:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SSE
When
5:42 AM
until 5:44 AM
Visible for
2m 40s
Highest
13° SSE
Ends
Sets ESE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:24 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Best color
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:27 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

6:39 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:03 PM Golden hour
6:39 PM Sunset
6:45 PM Best color
7:06 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

7:27 PM – 6:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:27 PM Dark enough
6:04 AM Too light

Moon

Waning gibbous

81% lit

8:43 PM – 12:47 PM

ENE WNW
8:43 PM Moonrise
9:08 PM 4°
4:41 AM Highest, 76°
12:20 PM 4°
12:47 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
64°F
Partly cloudy 63% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
72°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain
Evening
65°F
Partly cloudy 56% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:24 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Best color
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:03 PM Golden hour
6:39 PM Sunset
6:45 PM Best color
7:06 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:27 PM Dark enough
6:04 AM Too light

Moon, waning gibbous

8:43 PM Moonrise
9:08 PM 4°
4:41 AM Highest, 76°
12:20 PM 4°
12:47 PM Moonset
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Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, SE to E, 31 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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