Gibraltar

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Gibraltar Friday 2 October 2026 High 76°F, low 72°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SSE to E

Rose 6:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:44 AM
until 6:47 AM
Visible for
3m 10s
Highest
39° SE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 9:29 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
9:29 PM to 10:59 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 18° above it
Highest at
9:29 PM
Sky fully dark
9:29 PM to 6:52 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

Fair

8:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:51 AM Blue hour
8:00 AM Best color
8:17 AM Sunrise
8:51 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Good

8:03 PM

Very LowExcellent
7:29 PM Golden hour
8:03 PM Sunset
8:23 PM Best color
8:29 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waning gibbous

63% lit

11:08 PM – 2:47 PM

ENE WNW
11:08 PM Moonrise
11:32 PM 4°
6:57 AM Highest, 82°
2:23 PM 4°
2:47 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
73°F
Overcast 79% clouds · 0.1 mm rain
Afternoon
75°F
Overcast 79% clouds · 0.1 mm rain
Evening
75°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Moon, waning gibbous

11:08 PM Moonrise
11:32 PM 4°
6:57 AM Highest, 82°
2:23 PM 4°
2:47 PM Moonset

Sunrise

7:51 AM Blue hour
8:00 AM Best color
8:17 AM Sunrise
8:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:29 PM Golden hour
8:03 PM Sunset
8:23 PM Best color
8:29 PM Blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

International Space Station Modest pass, WSW to SW, 10 deg up
Sat 3 Oct 2026 8:44 PM Milky Way Visible 9:28 PM to 10:48 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 11 nights 3 Oct to 13 Oct
Sat 3 Oct 2026 9:28 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, ENE to ENE, 33 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 6:25 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

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