Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

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Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 42 an hour

Best around 5:05 AM

Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
29% lost
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

6:44 AM

6:44 AM

6:09 AM Blue hour
6:44 AM Sunrise
7:28 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:05 PM

9:05 PM

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

8:21 PM Golden hour
9:05 PM Sunset
9:40 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

8:43 PM – 6:46 AM

ESE WSW
8:43 PM Moonrise
9:09 PM 4°
1:44 AM Highest, 27°
6:20 AM 4°
6:46 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:38 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:09 AM–6:44 AM
  • Morning best color 6:29 AM
  • Sunrise 6:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:44 AM–7:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:21 PM–9:05 PM
  • Moonrise 8:43 PM
  • Sunset 9:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:05 PM–9:40 PM
  • Evening best color 9:21 PM
  • Fully dark 11:13 PM–4:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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

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 Draconids Around 5 an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 8:46 PM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it