New York City, USA

Thursday, April 22, 2027

TODAY
New York City, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 8 an hour

Best around 4:27 AM

Radiant climbs to
81°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
38% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:06 AM

6:06 AM

5:37 AM Blue hour
6:06 AM Sunrise
6:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:42 PM

7:42 PM

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

7:05 PM Golden hour
7:42 PM Sunset
8:11 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

10:07 PM – 7:14 AM

SE SW
10:07 PM Moonrise
10:33 PM 4°
2:41 AM Highest, 24°
6:48 AM 4°
7:14 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:37 AM–6:06 AM
  • Morning best color 6:05 AM
  • Sunrise 6:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:06 AM–6:43 AM
  • Moonset 6:36 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:05 PM–7:42 PM
  • Sunset 7:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:42 PM–8:11 PM
  • Evening best color 7:48 PM
  • Fully dark 9:23 PM–4:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:23 PM–10:13 PM
  • Moonrise 10:07 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Eta Aquariids Around 15 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:10 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 4:00 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:06 AM Milky Way Visible 12:19 AM to 3:54 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 28 Apr to 13 May
Sun 9 May 2027 12:19 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:53 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:53 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 3:20 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:47 PM Milky Way Visible 10:35 PM to 3:22 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 10:35 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 10:02 AM Partial solar eclipse 40.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:50 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 86% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 2:47 PM Total lunar eclipse 54% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM

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