Gibraltar

Thursday, May 16, 2024

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Gibraltar

That morning

Sunrise

7:14 AM

7:14 AM

Clears the mountains at 9:05 AM, 111 min after sunrise

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:21 PM

9:21 PM

Behind the hills at 9:16 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

8:44 PM Golden hour
9:21 PM Sunset
9:50 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 4:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
10:51 PM Dark enough
4:11 AM Moonset
4:51 AM Best
5:43 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
15°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

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

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Moon

First quarter

59% lit

2:50 PM – 4:11 AM

ENE W
2:50 PM Moonrise
3:11 PM 4°
9:33 PM Highest, 64°
3:51 AM 4°
4:11 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:47 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:45 AM–7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:14 AM–7:50 AM
  • Morning best color 7:25 AM
  • Moonrise 2:50 PM
  • Evening golden hour 8:44 PM–9:21 PM
  • Evening best color 9:03 PM
  • Sunset 9:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:21 PM–9:50 PM
  • Fully dark 11:03 PM–5:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:13 AM–5:31 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to S, 15 deg up
Fri 6 Nov 2026 7:49 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 6 Nov 2026 7:50 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 6 Nov 2026 7:50 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to SSE, 28 deg up
Sat 7 Nov 2026 6:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 7:46 PM Partial solar eclipse 2% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 6:52 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:48 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 82.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:56 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 69.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:04 AM Total lunar eclipse 95% of it above your horizon
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 60% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 10.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 10:50 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 Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 31% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:31 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it