Barcelona, Spain

Friday, January 2, 2026

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Barcelona, Spain

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 12 an hour

Best around 6:33 AM

Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
41% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

8:17 AM

8:17 AM

7:46 AM Blue hour
8:17 AM Sunrise
9:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:33 PM

5:33 PM

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

4:49 PM Golden hour
5:33 PM Sunset
6:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

4:16 PM – 8:38 AM

NE WNW
4:16 PM Moonrise
4:43 PM 4°
12:29 AM Highest, 77°
8:12 AM 4°
8:38 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 7:37 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:46 AM–8:17 AM
  • Morning best color 8:07 AM
  • Sunrise 8:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:17 AM–9:01 AM
  • Moonrise 4:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:49 PM–5:33 PM
  • Evening best color 5:13 PM
  • Sunset 5:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:33 PM–6:04 PM
  • Fully dark 7:12 PM–6:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Barcelona, Spain

Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSE to SSE, 17 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 6:16 AM International Space Station Bright pass, SSW to ENE, 31 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 7:10 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 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