Barcelona, Spain

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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Barcelona, Spain Tuesday 28 April 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 6:03 AM

Radiant climbs to
23°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:52 AM

6:52 AM

6:22 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Sunrise
7:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:45 PM

8:45 PM

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

8:07 PM Golden hour
8:45 PM Sunset
9:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

90% lit

5:46 PM – 5:30 AM

E WSW
5:46 PM Moonrise
6:08 PM 4°
11:40 PM Highest, 44°
5:09 AM 4°
5:30 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:11 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:22 AM–6:52 AM
  • Morning best color 6:37 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:30 AM
  • Moonrise 5:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 8:07 PM–8:45 PM
  • Sunset 8:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:45 PM–9:14 PM
  • Evening best color 9:00 PM
  • Fully dark 10:30 PM–5:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Next day → Wednesday Wed, Apr 29

Upcoming celestial events for Barcelona, Spain

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Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:01 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:18 AM 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 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

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