Santorini, Greece

Sunday, May 3, 2026

TODAY
Santorini, Greece

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:37 AM

Radiant climbs to
18°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
44% 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

6:22 AM

6:22 AM

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:58 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:07 PM

8:07 PM

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

7:31 PM Golden hour
8:07 PM Sunset
8:35 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

10:11 PM – 7:34 AM

SE SW
10:11 PM Moonrise
10:36 PM 4°
2:53 AM Highest, 27°
7:10 AM 4°
7:34 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:18 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–6:58 AM
  • Moonset 6:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:31 PM–8:07 PM
  • Sunset 8:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:07 PM–8:35 PM
  • Fully dark 9:44 PM–4:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:44 PM–10:14 PM
  • Moonrise 10:11 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Santorini, Greece

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NE to ENE, 29 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 5:28 AM Milky Way Visible 8:13 PM to 9:13 PM with no moon, 16° above the southwestern horizon - 3 nights 11 Oct to 13 Oct
Sun 11 Oct 2026 8:13 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 76 deg up
Mon 12 Oct 2026 6:04 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:36 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 4:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:47 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:49 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 12:37 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 6:13 AM Partial lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Thu 6 Jul 2028 9:20 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 6:51 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 12:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 85% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 9:33 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 10:03 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 10:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 44.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 12:49 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 5:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 4:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 12:12 AM Total lunar eclipse 68% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 5:51 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it