Barcelona, Spain

Friday, May 8, 2026

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Barcelona, Spain Friday 8 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:43 AM

Radiant climbs to
26°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
27% 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

6:39 AM

6:39 AM

6:09 AM Blue hour
6:39 AM Sunrise
7:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:55 PM

8:55 PM

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

8:16 PM Golden hour
8:55 PM Sunset
9:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

64% lit

2:48 AM – 12:40 PM

ESE WSW
2:48 AM Moonrise
3:12 AM 4°
7:44 AM Highest, 29°
12:16 PM 4°
12:40 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:09 AM–6:39 AM
  • Morning best color 6:23 AM
  • Sunrise 6:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:39 AM–7:18 AM
  • Moonset 11:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:16 PM–8:55 PM
  • Sunset 8:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:55 PM–9:26 PM
  • Evening best color 9:11 PM
  • Fully dark 10:46 PM–4:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:46 PM–2:56 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Barcelona, Spain

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Sat 10 Oct 2026 6:57 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 6:20 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:50 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, ESE to ESE, 33 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:01 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:18 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:14 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:14 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 1:28 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:58 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 82.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:56 PM Total lunar eclipse 62% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 80% 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 66.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:05 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 72% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 8.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:10 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 Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 44.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:22 PM

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