Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

That morning

Sunrise

6:20 AM

6:20 AM

5:57 AM Blue hour
6:20 AM Sunrise
6:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:54 PM

5:54 PM

Behind the hills at 5:51 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

5:24 PM Golden hour
5:54 PM Sunset
6:17 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:24 PM Dark enough
3:54 AM Best
4:51 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
75°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
55% 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

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

5:10 PM – 5:59 AM

E W
5:10 PM Moonrise
5:27 PM 4°
11:32 PM Highest, 72°
5:41 AM 4°
5:59 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:57 AM–6:20 AM
  • Sunrise 6:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:20 AM–6:51 AM
  • Morning best color 6:31 AM
  • Moonrise 5:10 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:24 PM–5:54 PM
  • Evening best color 5:36 PM
  • Sunset 5:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:54 PM–6:17 PM
  • Fully dark 7:10 PM–5:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to NNE, 16 deg up
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:36 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:10 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:10 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 AM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 7:07 PM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 7:05 PM Partial solar eclipse 56.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 2:44 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 10:20 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 8:51 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 2:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 20.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 8:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 10:33 PM Partial solar eclipse 25.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 10:40 AM Total lunar eclipse 63% of it above your horizon
Sun 25 Apr 2032 7:13 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 11:03 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 11:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 79.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 3:35 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 2:12 AM Partial solar eclipse 14.4% of the Sun covered
Tue 30 Apr 2041 5:31 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it