Gibraltar

Saturday, January 2, 2027

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Gibraltar Saturday 2 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 7:36 AM

Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
8% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

8:32 AM

8:32 AM

8:04 AM Blue hour
8:32 AM Sunrise
9:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

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

5:38 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

24% lit

3:52 AM – 2:07 PM

ESE WSW
3:52 AM Moonrise
4:15 AM 4°
9:00 AM Highest, 34°
1:45 PM 4°
2:07 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:04 AM–8:32 AM
  • Morning best color 8:15 AM
  • Sunrise 8:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:32 AM–9:12 AM
  • Moonset 2:07 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:38 PM–6:18 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:46 PM
  • Evening best color 6:34 PM
  • Fully dark 7:49 PM–7:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:49 PM–4:59 AM
← Previous day Friday Fri, Jan 1
Next day → Sunday Sun, Jan 3

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

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 4:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 2% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 6:52 PM Snow Moon Rises 6:49 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 6:49 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:48 AM

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