New York City, USA

Friday, October 2, 2026

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New York City, USA Friday 2 October 2026 High 86°F, low 65°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, S to E

Rose 5:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SSE
When
5:21 AM
until 5:24 AM
Visible for
3m 20s
Highest
22° SSE
Ends
Sets E

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

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:26 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Best color
6:53 AM Sunrise
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

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

Sunset

Low

6:36 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Fair by the people who watched it.

5:59 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
6:42 PM Best color
7:03 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

7:24 PM – 6:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:24 PM Dark enough
6:06 AM Too light

Moon

Last quarter

60% lit

9:36 PM – 1:52 PM

NE NW
9:36 PM Moonrise
10:02 PM 4°
5:44 AM Highest, 77°
1:25 PM 4°
1:52 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
Clear sky 5% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
85°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Evening
78°F
Overcast 85% clouds · no rain

Moon, last quarter

9:36 PM Moonrise
10:02 PM 4°
5:44 AM Highest, 77°
1:25 PM 4°
1:52 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:26 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Best color
6:53 AM Sunrise
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:59 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
6:42 PM Best color
7:03 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:24 PM Dark enough
6:06 AM Too light
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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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