Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Tuesday, August 17, 2027

← Previous day Monday Mon, Aug 16
DATE
Next day → Wednesday Wed, Aug 18
TODAY
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

That morning

Sunrise

5:57 AM

5:57 AM

5:34 AM Blue hour
5:57 AM Sunrise
6:28 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:55 PM

6:55 PM

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

6:24 PM Golden hour
6:55 PM Sunset
7:19 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 20 an hour

Best around 4:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
53°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
57% lost
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.

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 6:57 PM in the ESE

6:57 PM – 6:41 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE W
6:57 PM Moonrise
7:15 PM 4°
12:49 AM Highest, 56°
6:23 AM 4°
6:41 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:57 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
11:32 AM
Distance
251,446 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:34 AM–5:57 AM
  • Morning best color 5:42 AM
  • Moonset 5:50 AM
  • Sunrise 5:57 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:57 AM–6:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:24 PM–6:55 PM
  • Sunset 6:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:55 PM–7:19 PM
  • Moonrise 6:58 PM
  • Evening best color 7:10 PM
  • Fully dark 8:15 PM–4:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 6:33 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