Gibraltar

Monday, December 21, 2026

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Gibraltar Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

A few an hour

Best around 7:28 AM

Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 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.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 9:50 PM

Sunrise
8:28 AM, ESE (120°)
Sunset
6:10 PM, WSW (241°)
Daylight
9h 42m

That morning

Sunrise

8:28 AM

8:28 AM

7:59 AM Blue hour
8:28 AM Sunrise
9:08 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:10 PM

6:10 PM

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

5:30 PM Golden hour
6:10 PM Sunset
6:39 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

90% lit

3:31 PM – 6:47 AM

ENE WNW
3:31 PM Moonrise
3:53 PM 4°
11:05 PM Highest, 79°
6:23 AM 4°
6:47 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:59 AM–8:28 AM
  • Morning best color 8:13 AM
  • Sunrise 8:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:28 AM–9:08 AM
  • Moonrise 3:31 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:30 PM–6:10 PM
  • Sunset 6:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:10 PM–6:39 PM
  • Evening best color 6:26 PM
  • Fully dark 7:42 PM–6:56 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:52 AM–6:56 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:27 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 5:27 PM Quadrantids Around 8 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 6:48 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 9:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 6:46 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 6:46 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 6:50 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 4:56 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it