Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

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Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 37 an hour

Best around 4:55 AM

Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 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.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:27 AM

6:27 AM

5:51 AM Blue hour
6:27 AM Sunrise
7:13 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:25 PM

9:25 PM

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

8:40 PM Golden hour
9:25 PM Sunset
10:02 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

6% lit

9:07 AM – 10:13 PM

E W
9:07 AM Moonrise
9:32 AM 4°
3:45 PM Highest, 46°
9:50 PM 4°
10:13 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:51 AM–6:27 AM
  • Morning best color 6:12 AM
  • Sunrise 6:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:27 AM–7:13 AM
  • Moonrise 9:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:40 PM–9:25 PM
  • Sunset 9:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:25 PM–10:02 PM
  • Evening best color 9:41 PM
  • Moonset 10:14 PM
  • Fully dark 11:47 PM–4:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:47 PM–4:07 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Perseids Around 89 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:57 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 8:59 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 8:59 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:40 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 7:39 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 7:36 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 7:36 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:47 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 8:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:30 PM to 6:00 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 4:33 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:37 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 53.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:16 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 67% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.3% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:20 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:11 PM

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