Gibraltar

Friday, January 2, 2026

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Gibraltar

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 11 an hour

Best around 6:48 AM

Radiant climbs to
55°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
43% 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

8:32 AM

8:32 AM

8:04 AM Blue hour
8:32 AM Sunrise
9:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

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

5:38 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

5:09 PM – 8:49 AM

ENE WNW
5:09 PM Moonrise
5:33 PM 4°
1:01 AM Highest, 82°
8:26 AM 4°
8:49 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 7:47 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:04 AM–8:32 AM
  • Morning best color 8:17 AM
  • Sunrise 8:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:32 AM–9:12 AM
  • Moonrise 5:10 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:38 PM–6:18 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:46 PM
  • Evening best color 6:33 PM
  • Fully dark 7:49 PM–7:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to ENE, 28 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 7:08 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to S, 17 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 7:49 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:39 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:53 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:53 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 1:52 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM 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