Gibraltar

Saturday, December 14, 2024

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Gibraltar

That morning

Sunrise

8:24 AM

8:24 AM

7:56 AM Blue hour
8:24 AM Sunrise
9:04 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 5:05 PM in the NE

5:05 PM – 8:43 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
5:05 PM Moonrise
5:29 PM 4°
12:53 AM Highest, 82°
8:19 AM 4°
8:43 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:05 PM in the NE
Exactly full
9:59 AM
Distance
230,196 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

6:07 PM

6:07 PM

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

5:28 PM Golden hour
6:07 PM Sunset
6:36 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 3:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:37 PM Dark enough
3:07 AM Best
6:55 AM Too light
Estimate
~23/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 km/s

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 strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Moonset 7:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:56 AM–8:24 AM
  • Morning best color 8:13 AM
  • Sunrise 8:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:24 AM–9:04 AM
  • Moonrise 5:06 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:28 PM–6:07 PM
  • Sunset 6:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:07 PM–6:36 PM
  • Evening best color 6:25 PM
  • Fully dark 7:39 PM–6:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to NNE, 29 deg up
Thu 29 Oct 2026 7:44 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 29 Oct 2026 7:58 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NNW to ENE, 17 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 6:28 AM Halloween Halloween night in Gibraltar - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gibraltar - sunset at 6:25 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:25 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Gibraltar - sunset at 6:24 PM Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:24 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