Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Sunday, December 15, 2024

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

That morning

Sunrise

6:58 AM

6:58 AM

Clears the hills at 7:01 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:33 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:32 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.

5:02 PM Golden hour
5:36 PM Sunset
6:01 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 2:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:06 PM Dark enough
2:21 AM Best
5:29 AM Too light
Estimate
~19/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
82°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 3200 Phaethon

One of only two major showers from an asteroid, not a comet: 3200 Phaethon, a 'rock comet' that sheds dust when it passes close to the Sun. Its dust is denser than most, which is why Geminids are bright and slow.

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.

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 5:31 PM in the ENE

5:31 PM – 8:00 AM

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

ENE WNW
5:31 PM Moonrise
5:52 PM 4°
12:45 AM Highest, 86°
7:39 AM 4°
8:00 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:31 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
12:59 PM
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.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–6:58 AM
  • Moonset 6:56 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:32 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:02 PM–5:36 PM
  • Evening best color 5:18 PM
  • Moonrise 5:32 PM
  • Sunset 5:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:36 PM–6:01 PM
  • Fully dark 6:57 PM–5:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:12 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:12 PM International Space Station Brilliant pass, NW to SE, 63 deg up
Wed 4 Nov 2026 5:42 AM 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 Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 7:07 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