New York City, USA

Saturday, January 2, 2027

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New York City, USA Saturday 2 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 21 an hour

Best around 6:27 AM

Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
6% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:20 AM

7:20 AM

6:49 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Sunrise
8:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:39 PM

4:39 PM

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

3:56 PM Golden hour
4:39 PM Sunset
5:10 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

22% lit

2:51 AM – 12:35 PM

ESE WSW
2:51 AM Moonrise
3:15 AM 4°
7:43 AM Highest, 29°
12:11 PM 4°
12:35 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:51 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:49 AM–7:20 AM
  • Morning best color 7:18 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–8:03 AM
  • Moonset 12:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:56 PM–4:39 PM
  • Sunset 4:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:39 PM–5:10 PM
  • Evening best color 4:45 PM
  • Fully dark 6:18 PM–5:42 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:18 PM–3:58 AM
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