Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

That morning

Sunrise

6:37 AM

6:37 AM

Clears the hills at 6:40 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:13 AM Blue hour
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:09 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:36 PM

5:36 PM

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

5:04 PM Golden hour
5:36 PM Sunset
6:00 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:06 PM Dark enough
12:51 AM Best
4:43 AM Moonset
5:07 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
88°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
75% lost
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit

3:40 PM – 4:43 AM

E W
3:40 PM Moonrise
3:58 PM 4°
10:09 PM Highest, 76°
4:24 AM 4°
4:43 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:38 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:13 AM–6:37 AM
  • Sunrise 6:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:37 AM–7:09 AM
  • Morning best color 6:48 AM
  • Moonrise 3:40 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:04 PM–5:36 PM
  • Evening best color 5:18 PM
  • Sunset 5:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:36 PM–6:00 PM
  • Fully dark 6:54 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:44 AM–5:19 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:11 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:11 PM International Space Station Brilliant pass, NW to SE, 63 deg up
Wed 4 Nov 2026 5:42 AM 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 AM 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

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