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New York City, USA

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Today 3 Oct 72° 58°

New York City, USA Saturday 3 October 2026 High 72°F, low 58°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SW to E

Rose 5:58 AM

Very LowExcellent

Look

Rising, then up to SSE

When

5:58 AM

until 6:03 AM

Visible for

5m 10s

Highest

54° SSE

Ends

Sets E

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

Sunset

Good

6:34 PM

Very LowExcellent

5:58 PM Golden hour

6:34 PM Sunset

6:40 PM Best color

7:01 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 12:04 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 6 past sunsets here that were rated excellent.

Tonight

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:22 PM – 5:46 AM

Very LowExcellent

NOAA aurora forecast map for the northern hemisphere — NOAA OVATION forecast, northern hemisphere

7:22 PM Dark enough

5:46 AM Too light

Current local time: 12:04 PM

Earlier today

Sunrise

Good

6:54 AM

Very LowExcellent

6:27 AM Blue hour

6:52 AM Best color

6:54 AM Sunrise

7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 12:04 PM

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

Moon, up now

Last quarter

49% lit

10:40 PM – 2:46 PM

ENE WNW

10:40 PM Moonrise

11:06 PM 4°

6:46 AM Highest, 76°

2:21 PM 4°

2:46 PM Moonset

Current local time: 12:04 PM

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

Today, at a glance

Morning

63°F

Clear sky 1% clouds · 1% precip

Afternoon

72°F

Clear sky 3% clouds · 0% precip

Evening

64°F

Clear sky 0% clouds · 0% precip

Moon, last quarter

10:40 PM Moonrise

11:06 PM 4°

6:46 AM Highest, 76°

2:21 PM 4°

2:46 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:27 AM Blue hour

6:52 AM Best color

6:54 AM Sunrise

7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:58 PM Golden hour

6:34 PM Sunset

6:40 PM Best color

7:01 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:22 PM Dark enough

5:46 AM Too light

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Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

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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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