Skylines
Top of the Rock
New York, United States4.8
Tonight
Checking tonight's sky…
Waxing Crescent · 29% illuminated
✨ City View✨ Ticketed✨ Indoor Option🚌 Night transit🛡️ Safety 4/5
Top of the Rock is one of the best places in New York for city lights after dark.
Arrive around blue hour, bring layers and a red torch, and check tonight's conditions card before you go.
Paid entry or tour required · Gates close 22:00 · Parking: Street / none
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Pro drawer — technical metrics
- Bortle class
- 9
- SQM
- 16 mag/arcsec²
- Elevation
- 260 m
- South horizon
- Clear
- North horizon
- Clear
- Moon
- 29% · Waxing Crescent
- Light dome
- All around
- transit
- Subway B/D/F/M
- twilight
- Arrive 30 min before sunset
- focal length
- 16-35mm