Santorini, Greece

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

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Santorini, Greece Tuesday 15 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 102 an hour

Best around 2:07 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

7:22 AM

7:22 AM

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:22 AM Sunrise
8:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:04 PM

5:04 PM

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

4:24 PM Golden hour
5:04 PM Sunset
5:32 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

32% lit

11:27 AM – 10:55 PM

ESE WSW
11:27 AM Moonrise
11:48 AM 4°
5:11 PM Highest, 45°
10:35 PM 4°
10:55 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 6:53 AM–7:22 AM
  • Sunrise 7:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:22 AM–8:02 AM
  • Morning best color 7:26 AM
  • Moonrise 11:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:24 PM–5:04 PM
  • Sunset 5:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:04 PM–5:32 PM
  • Fully dark 6:36 PM–5:50 AM
  • Moonset 10:55 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:56 PM–5:50 AM
← Previous day Monday Mon, Dec 14
Next day → Wednesday Wed, Dec 16

Upcoming celestial events for Santorini, Greece

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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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 10:22 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:35 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 5:35 PM Partial solar eclipse 81.4% of the Sun covered
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