Gibraltar

Sunday, May 17, 2026

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Gibraltar Sunday 17 May 2026

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:21 PM

9:21 PM

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

8:45 PM Golden hour
9:21 PM Sunset
9:50 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 12:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
12:53 AM to 5:30 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
4:23 AM
Sky fully dark
11:03 PM to 5:30 AM
Sky darkness
Almost none
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

New moon

1% lit

7:15 AM – 10:43 PM

ENE WNW
7:15 AM Moonrise
7:38 AM 4°
2:56 PM Highest, 80°
10:19 PM 4°
10:43 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:45 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:57 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:50 AM
  • Moonrise 7:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:45 PM–9:21 PM
  • Sunset 9:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:21 PM–9:50 PM
  • Evening best color 9:37 PM
  • Moonset 10:43 PM
  • Fully dark 11:03 PM–5:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:03 PM–5:30 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

Milky Way Visible 9:20 PM to 10:30 PM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 6 nights 8 Oct to 13 Oct
Thu 8 Oct 2026 9:20 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to NE, 47 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 7:53 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NNW to ENE, 35 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 6:57 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 6:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:50 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:39 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:53 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:53 PM Partial solar eclipse 2% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 6:52 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:48 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 82.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:56 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 69.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:04 AM Total lunar eclipse 95% of it above your horizon
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 60% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 10.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 10:50 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 31% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:31 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it