Gibraltar

Thursday, July 16, 2026

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Gibraltar Thursday 16 July 2026

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 11:23 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
11:23 PM to 4:03 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
12:23 AM
Sky fully dark
11:23 PM to 5:32 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.

That morning

Sunrise

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

6:47 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:53 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

9:38 PM

9:38 PM

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

9:01 PM Golden hour
9:38 PM Sunset
10:07 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

6% lit

9:29 AM – 11:20 PM

ENE WNW
9:29 AM Moonrise
9:50 AM 4°
4:28 PM Highest, 68°
11:00 PM 4°
11:20 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 6:47 AM–7:16 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:53 AM
  • Moonrise 9:29 AM
  • Evening golden hour 9:01 PM–9:38 PM
  • Sunset 9:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 9:38 PM–10:07 PM
  • Evening best color 9:54 PM
  • Moonset 11:20 PM
  • Fully dark 11:23 PM–5:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:23 PM–5:32 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

Milky Way Visible 9:23 PM to 10:43 PM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 8 nights 6 Oct to 13 Oct
Tue 6 Oct 2026 9:23 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NNE to ENE, 31 deg up
Wed 7 Oct 2026 6:41 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to ENE, 30 deg up
Thu 8 Oct 2026 7:17 AM Draconids Around 6 an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 9:25 PM 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 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it