Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Friday, August 13, 2027

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

That morning

Sunrise

5:56 AM

5:56 AM

5:32 AM Blue hour
5:56 AM Sunrise
6:27 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:58 PM

6:58 PM

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

6:27 PM Golden hour
6:58 PM Sunset
7:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 69 an hour

Best around 4:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
51°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 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 most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

86% lit

4:29 PM – 3:08 AM

ESE WSW
4:29 PM Moonrise
4:49 PM 4°
9:49 PM Highest, 40°
2:48 AM 4°
3:08 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:15 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:32 AM–5:56 AM
  • Morning best color 5:41 AM
  • Sunrise 5:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:56 AM–6:27 AM
  • Moonrise 4:29 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:27 PM–6:58 PM
  • Sunset 6:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:58 PM–7:22 PM
  • Evening best color 7:14 PM
  • Fully dark 8:19 PM–4:35 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:19 AM–4:35 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 6:57 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 6:57 PM Milky Way Visible 8:05 PM to 12:05 AM with no moon, 36° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 8:05 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 4:40 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 9:40 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:00 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:00 PM Milky Way Visible 7:35 PM to 10:25 PM with no moon, 32° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 22 Sep to 3 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:35 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:18 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 10:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 10:20 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 8:51 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 2:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 20.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 8:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 10:33 PM Partial solar eclipse 25.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 10:40 AM Total lunar eclipse 63% of it above your horizon
Sun 25 Apr 2032 7:13 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 11:03 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 11:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 79.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 3:35 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 2:12 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it