Santorini, Greece

Monday, December 7, 2026

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Santorini, Greece Monday 7 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 41 an hour

Best around 2:35 AM

Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 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 strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

6:47 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:02 PM

5:02 PM

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

4:23 PM Golden hour
5:02 PM Sunset
5:31 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

2% lit

5:53 AM – 3:35 PM

ESE SW
5:53 AM Moonrise
6:16 AM 4°
10:43 AM Highest, 29°
3:11 PM 4°
3:35 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:47 AM–7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:56 AM
  • Morning best color 7:20 AM
  • Moonset 3:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:23 PM–5:02 PM
  • Sunset 5:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:02 PM–5:31 PM
  • Fully dark 6:34 PM–5:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:34 PM–5:45 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 6
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 8

Upcoming celestial events for Santorini, Greece

New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 2:50 AM Geminids Around 144 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:18 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 40m of light · sunset 5:06 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 10:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:51 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:17 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:17 PM Quadrantids Around 12 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 5:59 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 12:37 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it