Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Sunday, August 2, 2026

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate Sunday 2 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 4:54 AM

Radiant climbs to
51°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
65% 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

5:51 AM

5:51 AM

5:27 AM Blue hour
5:51 AM Sunrise
6:23 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
7:30 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

87% lit

9:24 PM – 9:57 AM

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9:24 PM Moonrise
9:41 PM 4°
3:39 AM Highest, 69°
9:39 AM 4°
9:57 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 5:27 AM–5:51 AM
  • Morning best color 5:34 AM
  • Sunrise 5:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:51 AM–6:23 AM
  • Moonset 9:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:34 PM–7:06 PM
  • Sunset 7:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:06 PM–7:30 PM
  • Evening best color 7:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:29 PM–4:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:29 PM–9:29 PM
  • Moonrise 9:25 PM
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