Marseille, France

Monday, December 21, 2026

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Marseille, France Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

A few an hour

Best around 7:08 AM

Radiant climbs to
56°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 9:50 PM

Sunrise
8:07 AM, ESE (123°)
Sunset
5:05 PM, WSW (237°)
Daylight
8h 58m

That morning

Sunrise

8:07 AM

8:07 AM

7:34 AM Blue hour
8:07 AM Sunrise
8:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:05 PM

5:05 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

4:18 PM Golden hour
5:05 PM Sunset
5:38 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

90% lit

2:23 PM – 6:28 AM

ENE WNW
2:23 PM Moonrise
2:49 PM 4°
10:20 PM Highest, 72°
6:01 AM 4°
6:28 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:09 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:34 AM–8:07 AM
  • Morning best color 7:51 AM
  • Sunrise 8:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:07 AM–8:54 AM
  • Moonrise 2:23 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:18 PM–5:05 PM
  • Evening best color 4:43 PM
  • Sunset 5:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:05 PM–5:38 PM
  • Fully dark 6:49 PM–6:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for Marseille, France

Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:12 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:12 PM Quadrantids Around 9 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 6:29 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 9:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:40 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 5:40 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 6:10 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 4:56 PM Snow Moon Rises 5:53 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:53 PM Partial solar eclipse 72.5% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:03 AM

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