Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Friday, May 1, 2026

TODAY
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:06 AM

Radiant climbs to
25°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
41% lost
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

5:47 AM

5:47 AM

5:23 AM Blue hour
5:47 AM Sunrise
6:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:51 PM

6:51 PM

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

6:20 PM Golden hour
6:51 PM Sunset
7:15 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Flower Moon

Rises 6:45 PM in the ESE

6:45 PM – 5:48 AM

ESE WSW
6:45 PM Moonrise
7:04 PM 4°
12:16 AM Highest, 46°
5:28 AM 4°
5:48 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:45 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
9:24 PM
Distance
249,484 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

  • Moonset 5:13 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:23 AM–5:47 AM
  • Morning best color 5:32 AM
  • Sunrise 5:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:47 AM–6:18 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:20 PM–6:51 PM
  • Moonrise 6:45 PM
  • Sunset 6:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:51 PM–7:15 PM
  • Evening best color 7:05 PM
  • Fully dark 8:12 PM–4:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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