Santorini, Greece

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

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Santorini, Greece Wednesday 16 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 83 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

7:23 AM

7:23 AM

6:54 AM Blue hour
7:23 AM Sunrise
8:03 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
5:33 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

42% lit

11:52 AM – 11:55 PM

E W
11:52 AM Moonrise
12:11 PM 4°
5:52 PM Highest, 51°
11:35 PM 4°
11:55 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 6:54 AM–7:23 AM
  • Sunrise 7:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:23 AM–8:03 AM
  • Morning best color 7:27 AM
  • Moonrise 11:52 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:24 PM–5:04 PM
  • Sunset 5:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:04 PM–5:33 PM
  • Fully dark 6:36 PM–5:51 AM
  • Moonset 11:55 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:56 PM–5:51 AM
← Previous day Tuesday Tue, Dec 15
Next day → Thursday Thu, Dec 17

Upcoming celestial events for Santorini, Greece

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 10:23 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
Mon 2 Aug 2027 12:37 PM

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