Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Saturday, August 1, 2026

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate Saturday 1 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 4:54 AM

Radiant climbs to
50°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
71% lost
Speed
59 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.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

5:50 AM

5:50 AM

5:26 AM Blue hour
5:50 AM Sunrise
6:22 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:06 PM

7:06 PM

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

6:34 PM Golden hour
7:06 PM Sunset
7:31 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

8:53 PM – 9:01 AM

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8:53 PM Moonrise
9:10 PM 4°
2:56 AM Highest, 63°
8:44 AM 4°
9:01 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 5:26 AM–5:50 AM
  • Morning best color 5:34 AM
  • Sunrise 5:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:50 AM–6:22 AM
  • Moonset 8:07 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:34 PM–7:06 PM
  • Sunset 7:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:06 PM–7:31 PM
  • Evening best color 7:23 PM
  • Fully dark 8:29 PM–4:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:29 PM–8:59 PM
  • Moonrise 8:53 PM
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