Tangier, Morocco

Friday, May 1, 2026

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Tangier, Morocco Friday 1 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:54 AM

Radiant climbs to
19°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
32% 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

6:31 AM

6:31 AM

6:03 AM Blue hour
6:31 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:09 PM

8:09 PM

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

7:34 PM Golden hour
8:09 PM Sunset
8:37 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Flower Moon

Rises 8:19 PM in the ESE

8:19 PM – 6:29 AM

ESE WSW
8:19 PM Moonrise
8:41 PM 4°
1:24 AM Highest, 34°
6:07 AM 4°
6:29 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:19 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
6:24 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 6:00 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:03 AM–6:31 AM
  • Morning best color 6:16 AM
  • Sunrise 6:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:31 AM–7:06 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:34 PM–8:09 PM
  • Sunset 8:09 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:09 PM–8:37 PM
  • Moonrise 8:19 PM
  • Evening best color 8:25 PM
  • Fully dark 9:45 PM–4:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Tangier, Morocco

Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 67 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 5:33 AM International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to E, 15 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 5:54 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:41 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 4:56 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:56 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:55 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:01 AM Partial solar eclipse 2.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 5:54 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 8:47 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 4:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 82.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 4:56 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 3:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 10:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 67.3% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:07 AM Total lunar eclipse 95% of it above your horizon
Mon 18 Oct 2032 7:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 60% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 7:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 11.1% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 9:49 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 2:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 1:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 10:12 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 2:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 30% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 6:32 PM

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