Tangier, Morocco

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Tangier, Morocco Tuesday 5 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Around 9 an hour

Best around 4:43 AM

Radiant climbs to
20°
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

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

5:59 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
7:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:13 PM

8:13 PM

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

7:37 PM Golden hour
8:13 PM Sunset
8:40 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

88% lit

12:07 AM – 9:26 AM

SE SW
12:07 AM Moonrise
12:32 AM 4°
4:47 AM Highest, 26°
9:02 AM 4°
9:26 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 5:59 AM–6:26 AM
  • Morning best color 6:12 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–7:02 AM
  • Moonset 8:33 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:37 PM–8:13 PM
  • Sunset 8:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:13 PM–8:40 PM
  • Evening best color 8:28 PM
  • Fully dark 9:49 PM–4:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:49 PM–12:09 AM
← Previous day Monday Mon, May 4
Next day → Wednesday Wed, May 6

Upcoming celestial events for Tangier, Morocco

Tiangong space station Bright pass, N to ENE, 32 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:57 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:00 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 3:50 PM Milky Way Visible 7:19 PM to 8:29 PM with no moon, 16° above the south-southwestern horizon - 4 nights 10 Oct to 13 Oct
Sat 10 Oct 2026 7:19 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 67 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 5:33 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 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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