Barcelona, Spain

Thursday, December 11, 2025

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Barcelona, Spain

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 78 an hour

Best around 2:51 AM

Radiant climbs to
81°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
22% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

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

That morning

Sunrise

8:07 AM

8:07 AM

7:36 AM Blue hour
8:07 AM Sunrise
8:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:21 PM

5:21 PM

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

4:37 PM Golden hour
5:21 PM Sunset
5:53 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

54% lit

11:41 PM – 12:54 PM

E W
11:41 PM Moonrise
12:03 AM 4°
6:21 AM Highest, 56°
12:33 PM 4°
12:54 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:36 AM–8:07 AM
  • Morning best color 7:57 AM
  • Sunrise 8:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:07 AM–8:51 AM
  • Moonset 12:54 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:37 PM–5:21 PM
  • Evening best color 5:03 PM
  • Sunset 5:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:21 PM–5:53 PM
  • Fully dark 7:01 PM–6:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:01 PM–12:51 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Barcelona, Spain

International Space Station Modest pass, SE to ESE, 11 deg up
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:39 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:18 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:14 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:14 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 1:28 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:50 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 1:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:58 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 82.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:56 PM Total lunar eclipse 62% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 80% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 66.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:05 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 72% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 8.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:10 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 44.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:22 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it