Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Wednesday, December 22, 2027

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Meteor shower

Ursids

Best around 4:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:09 PM Dark enough
2:47 AM Moonrise
4:39 AM Best
5:32 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
31°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
10% lost
Speed
33 km/s

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

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

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 6:42 AM

Sunrise
7:02 AM, ESE (116°)
Sunset
5:39 PM, WSW (244°)
Daylight
10h 37m

That morning

Sunrise

7:02 AM

7:02 AM

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:02 AM Sunrise
7:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:39 PM

5:39 PM

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

5:05 PM Golden hour
5:39 PM Sunset
6:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

29% lit

1:47 AM – 1:19 PM

ESE WSW
1:47 AM Moonrise
2:06 AM 4°
7:33 AM Highest, 52°
1:00 PM 4°
1:19 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:48 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:02 AM
  • Morning best color 6:47 AM
  • Sunrise 7:02 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:02 AM–7:35 AM
  • Moonset 1:19 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:05 PM–5:39 PM
  • Sunset 5:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:39 PM–6:04 PM
  • Evening best color 5:54 PM
  • Fully dark 7:00 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:00 PM–2:50 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

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 Partial solar eclipse 14.4% of the Sun covered
Tue 30 Apr 2041 5:31 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it