Portofino, Italy

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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Portofino, Italy Wednesday 6 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 4:32 AM

Radiant climbs to
16°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
28% 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

6:07 AM

6:07 AM

5:34 AM Blue hour
6:07 AM Sunrise
6:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:32 PM

8:32 PM

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

7:51 PM Golden hour
8:32 PM Sunset
9:05 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

81% lit

1:24 AM – 9:49 AM

SE SW
1:24 AM Moonrise
1:54 AM 4°
5:36 AM Highest, 19°
9:19 AM 4°
9:49 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:42 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:34 AM–6:07 AM
  • Sunrise 6:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:07 AM–6:47 AM
  • Morning best color 6:21 AM
  • Moonset 8:48 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:51 PM–8:32 PM
  • Sunset 8:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:32 PM–9:05 PM
  • Evening best color 8:44 PM
  • Fully dark 10:31 PM–4:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:31 PM–1:31 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Portofino, Italy

Tiangong space station Bright pass, SSW to SE, 32 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:01 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SW to SSE, 17 deg up
Mon 12 Oct 2026 6:36 AM Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:46 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 4:39 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:39 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:54 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Partial solar eclipse 66.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:08 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 39.2% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 81% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 61% 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 67.3% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:08 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 84% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 9.7% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:26 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 91% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 52.9% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:15 PM

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