New York City, USA

Wednesday, October 11, 2028

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New York City, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

6:36 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:21 PM

6:21 PM

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

5:44 PM Golden hour
6:21 PM Sunset
6:48 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:51 PM Dark enough
12:18 AM Moonrise
4:36 AM Best
5:34 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
32% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Last quarter

48% lit

11:09 PM – 2:26 PM

ENE WNW
11:09 PM Moonrise
11:34 PM 4°
6:50 AM Highest, 72°
2:02 PM 4°
2:26 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 6:36 AM–7:03 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:40 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Moonset 2:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:44 PM–6:21 PM
  • Evening best color 6:11 PM
  • Sunset 6:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:21 PM–6:48 PM
  • Fully dark 7:52 PM–5:33 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:52 PM–12:22 AM

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