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Barcelona, Spain

High 67°F, low 58°F.

Sunrise

Excellent

7:39 AM

Very LowExcellent

Ground fog and heavy dew likely in low fields at sunrise - great for photos.

Color: Some - little cloud up high to catch the light

High cloud
18%catches the color
Low cloud
1%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
85%
7:10 AM Blue hour
7:28 AM Best color
7:39 AM Sunrise
8:20 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 1:30 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 5 well-rated past sunrises at Sitges — Platja de la Ribera, Spain, 35 km away.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 1:17 AM this morning

Very LowExcellent
7:02 PM Dark enough
9:26 PM Moonset
1:17 AM Best
6:09 AM Too light

Current local time: 1:30 AM

Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Cloud
17%
next 3 hours, with the satellite
Radiant climbs to
72°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 1:17 AM this morning

Very LowExcellent
7:02 PM Dark enough
9:26 PM Moonset
1:17 AM Best
6:09 AM Too light

Current local time: 1:30 AM

Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Cloud
17%
next 3 hours, with the satellite
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Later today

Sunset

Good

5:32 PM

Behind the hills at 5:23 PM, 9 min before sunset

Very LowExcellent

Color: Some - cloud toward the Sun keeps the light out

High cloud
71%catches the color
Low cloud
14%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Light path
27%of the light gets through to the sky
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
53%
4:50 PM Golden hour
5:19 PM Best color
5:32 PM Sunset
6:01 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 1:30 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 39 camera photos of past sunsets at Sitges — Platja de la Ribera, Spain, 35 km away.

Meteor shower

Leonids

Best around 5:16 AM +1 tomorrow morning

Very LowExcellent
7:01 PM Dark enough
10:29 PM Moonset
5:16 AM Best
6:10 AM Too light

Current local time: 1:30 AM

Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Cloud
71%
at 5:16 AM, forecast
Radiant climbs to
59°
Under a perfect sky
15/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
71 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P/Tempel-Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which comes round every 33 years. When Earth runs through a fresh trail just after the comet passes, the Leonids turn into storms, as in 1833, 1966 and 2001.

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.

Usually modest, but about every 33 years it has produced the biggest meteor storms on record.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, WSW to NE

Appears 6:32 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Appears, then up to NNW
When
6:32 PM
until 6:38 PM
Visible for
5m 30s
Highest
53° NNW
Ends
Fades at 17°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Event

Stargazing

Best around 12:00 AM +1 tomorrow morning

Very LowExcellent
7:07 PM Dark enough
10:29 PM Moonset
12:00 AM Best
6:04 AM Too light

Current local time: 1:30 AM

At its best
Low
held back by sky glow
Darkness
Fully dark
100% of a perfect sky
Clouds
Partly cloudy
67% of a perfect sky
Rain
No rain on the radar
100% of a perfect sky
Moon
Moon down
100% of a perfect sky
Sky glow
Bright city sky
30% of a perfect sky

These are at the best time, from the forecast. The bar is the best half hour of the dark: how dark the sky is, the cloud, rain, the Moon's glare and the light pollution here, each taking its share off a perfect night.

Moon

Waxing crescent

27% lit

12:52 PM – 10:29 PM

SE WSW
12:52 PM Moonrise
1:17 PM 4°
5:40 PM Highest, 28°
10:04 PM 4°
10:29 PM Moonset

Current local time: 1:30 AM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 57°F Overcast
96% 0% 85% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 68°F Overcast
83% 0% 55% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 64°F Overcast
70% 0% 65% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 63°F Overcast
60% 0% 66% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:10 AM–7:39 AM
  • Morning best color 7:28 AM
  • Sunrise 7:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:39 AM–8:20 AM
  • Moonrise 12:52 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:50 PM–5:32 PM
  • Evening best color 5:19 PM
  • Sunset 5:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:32 PM–6:01 PM
  • Night 6:01 PM–7:11 AM
  • Fully dark 7:07 PM–6:04 AM
  • Moonset 10:29 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:37 PM–6:04 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Barcelona, Spain

Next few days

Pick a date
Mon, Nov 16
Good 7:22 AM–7:58 AM
7:22 PM
Excellent 5:13 PM–5:49 PM
Tue, Nov 17
Good 7:24 AM–8:00 AM
Good 5:12 PM–5:48 PM
Wed, Nov 18
Good 7:25 AM–8:01 AM
Good 5:11 PM–5:47 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Barcelona, Spain

International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to NE, 53 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:32 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:01 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:01 PM Leonids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:01 PM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNW, 20 deg up
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:22 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:01 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:01 PM Leonids Around 7 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:01 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:56 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:56 PM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Barcelona - sunset at 5:21 PM Sat 5 Dec 2026 5:21 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:20 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 1:50 AM Geminids Around 145 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 6:52 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 11m of light · sunset 5:24 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 9:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 6:54 PM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:34 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:34 PM Christmas Day Christmas night in Barcelona - waning gibbous moon Fri 25 Dec 2026 5:27 PM New Year's Day New Year's Day in Barcelona - the year's first sunset at 5:32 PM Fri 1 Jan 2027 5:32 PM Quadrantids Around 10 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 7:03 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 6:30 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 9:23 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 6:00 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 6:00 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:20 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 4:56 PM Full Snow Moon Rises 6:10 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 6:10 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 5:40 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 10:32 AM Milky Way Visible 3:58 AM to 5:31 AM with no moon, 16° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 3:58 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:02 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 9:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 7:29 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 7:29 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 5:40 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 1:56 AM Milky Way Visible 3:06 AM to 5:36 AM with no moon, 19° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 1 Apr to 14 Apr
Mon 12 Apr 2027 3:06 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 8:32 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 8:32 PM Lyrids Around 8 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 10:08 PM Eta Aquariids Around 15 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 10:22 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:50 PM to 4:50 AM Thu 6 May 2027 1:06 PM Milky Way Visible 1:17 AM to 4:46 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 28 Apr to 13 May
Sun 9 May 2027 1:17 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 9:42 PM in the SE Thu 20 May 2027 9:42 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 11:30 PM to 4:10 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 9:48 PM Milky Way Visible 11:35 PM to 4:12 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 11:35 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 9:29 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 9:29 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 15h 10m of light · sunset 9:28 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 4:10 PM Milky Way Visible 11:36 PM to 3:56 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 11:36 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 11:40 PM to 4:10 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 5:07 AM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 9:29 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 9:29 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 10 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 10:44 PM Milky Way Visible 11:06 PM to 2:16 AM with no moon, 20° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 26 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 11:06 PM Partial solar eclipse 81.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:58 AM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 11:00 PM to 4:50 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 12:07 PM Perseids Around 83 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 10:25 PM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 8:49 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 8:49 PM Milky Way Visible 10:17 PM to 12:27 AM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 13 nights 24 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 10:17 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 7:40 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 7:35 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 7:35 PM Milky Way Visible 9:22 PM to 10:32 PM with no moon, 15° above the south-southwestern horizon - 9 nights 22 Sep to 30 Sep
Wed 22 Sep 2027 9:22 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:48 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 8:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 6:10 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 4:33 AM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 8:52 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:46 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 6:46 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 8:32 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 6:40 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 3:34 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Barcelona - sunset at 5:47 PM Mon 1 Nov 2027 5:47 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Barcelona - sunset at 5:45 PM Tue 2 Nov 2027 5:45 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 7:13 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 7:05 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:46 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:46 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 7:00 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:10 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 4:24 AM Full Cold Moon Rises 4:59 PM in the NE Mon 13 Dec 2027 4:59 PM Geminids Around 29 an hour
Tue 14 Dec 2027 6:52 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 11m of light · sunset 5:25 PM in the WSW Wed 22 Dec 2027 3:42 AM Ursids A few an hour
Wed 22 Dec 2027 6:55 PM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Barcelona - sunset at 5:26 PM Sat 25 Dec 2027 5:26 PM Christmas Day Christmas night in Barcelona - waning crescent moon Sat 25 Dec 2027 5:26 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:30 AM Mon 27 Dec 2027 9:14 PM New Year's Day New Year's Day in Barcelona - the year's first sunset at 5:32 PM Sat 1 Jan 2028 5:32 PM Quadrantids Around 34 an hour
Mon 3 Jan 2028 7:03 PM Full Wolf Moon Rises 4:56 PM in the ENE Tue 11 Jan 2028 4:56 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 82.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:56 PM Total lunar eclipse 62% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 80% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 66.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:05 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 72% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 8.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:10 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 44.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:22 PM

Night sky photos

The Great Orion Nebula in Narrowband The Great Orion Nebula in Narrowband Photo: Astrofalls, CC BY 4.0 Multicolored aurora borealis pillar over Brastad Multicolored aurora borealis pillar over Brastad Photo: W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0 Éclipse de soleil, gare Saint-Lazare. Paris VIIIe. Vendredi 8 avril 1921. Éclipse de soleil, gare Saint-Lazare. Paris VIIIe. Vendredi 8 avril 1921. Photo: Agence Rol, Public domain Virmalised 17.03.15 Virmalised 17.03.15 Photo: Kristian Pikner, CC BY-SA 4.0 Stephan's Quintet Hubble 2009.full Stephan's Quintet Hubble 2009.full Photo: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team, Public domain 2012-03-24 21-15-43-lion-5fov-9f-5s-iso640-72d-27o-ann 2012-03-24 21-15-43-lion-5fov-9f-5s-iso640-72d-27o-ann Photo: Thomas Bresson, CC BY 3.0 At Silesian Park 2024 083 At Silesian Park 2024 083 Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 Virmalised 18.03.15 (2) Virmalised 18.03.15 (2) Photo: Kristian Pikner, CC BY-SA 4.0 2012-08-12 17-22-35-sun-halpha 2012-08-12 17-22-35-sun-halpha Photo: Thomas Bresson, CC BY 3.0 2012-04-06 21-18-08-m45-venus-18f-13d-16o 2012-04-06 21-18-08-m45-venus-18f-13d-16o Photo: Thomas Bresson, CC BY 3.0 Pink aurora during Perseid meteor watch over Tuntorp 2 Pink aurora during Perseid meteor watch over Tuntorp 2 Photo: W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0 SMC - Noirlab2030b SMC - Noirlab2030b Photo: Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/SMASH/D. Nidever (Montana State University) Acknow, CC BY 4.0

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