Marseille, France

Sunday, August 8, 2027

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Marseille, France

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 57 an hour

Best around 4:52 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

6:35 AM

6:35 AM

6:04 AM Blue hour
6:35 AM Sunrise
7:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:52 PM

8:52 PM

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

8:12 PM Golden hour
8:52 PM Sunset
9:24 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

42% lit

1:59 PM – 11:39 PM

ESE WSW
1:59 PM Moonrise
2:25 PM 4°
6:49 PM Highest, 27°
11:14 PM 4°
11:39 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 6:04 AM–6:35 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Sunrise 6:35 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:35 AM–7:15 AM
  • Moonrise 2:00 PM
  • Evening golden hour 8:12 PM–8:52 PM
  • Evening best color 8:27 PM
  • Sunset 8:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:52 PM–9:24 PM
  • Fully dark 10:46 PM–4:43 AM
  • Moonset 11:40 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:46 PM–4:43 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Marseille, France

Perseids Around 88 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 5:01 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 8:38 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 8:38 PM Milky Way Visible 10:11 PM to 12:01 AM with no moon, 16° above the south-southwestern horizon - 13 nights 24 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 10:11 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 5:20 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 7:39 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 7:23 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 7:23 PM Milky Way Visible 9:13 PM to 10:13 PM with no moon, 13° above the south-southwestern horizon - 2 nights 22 Sep to 23 Sep
Wed 22 Sep 2027 9:13 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 65.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:40 PM Total lunar eclipse 71% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 70% 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 65.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:07 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 77% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 8.3% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:18 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 49.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:18 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it