The city lights of New York dazzle more than the sky in the night, often overlooking the beautiful sky. The occurrence of this beautiful red sky took place at around 8:35PM. It is interesting to note that the phrase "red sky at night, sailors' delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning" is an apt to this backdrop. So if a bad weather system was leaving as the sun sets in the west, the sun would illuminate the departing clouds around the western horizon and create a red sky at night.