TODAY
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate
High 96°F, low 85°F.

Sunrise

Fair

6:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
2%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
86%
5:58 AM Blue hour
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:24 AM Best color
6:51 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 3:20 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 4:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
80°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, WSW to SSE

Rises 5:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SW
When
5:28 AM
until 5:32 AM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
24° SW
Ends
Sets SSE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Later today

Sunset

Good

5:54 PM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
0%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
61%
5:23 PM Golden hour
5:47 PM Best color
5:54 PM Sunset
6:17 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 3:20 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waxing crescent

34% lit

12:15 PM – 10:50 PM

ESE WSW
12:15 PM Moonrise
12:36 PM 4°
5:33 PM Highest, 39°
10:30 PM 4°
10:50 PM Moonset

Current local time: 3:20 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 90°F Clear sky
0% 0% 76% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 97°F Clear sky
0% 0% 52% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 91°F Clear sky
0% 0% 63% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 88°F Clear sky
0% 0% 75% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:58 AM–6:21 AM
  • Sunrise 6:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:21 AM–6:51 AM
  • Morning best color 6:24 AM
  • Moonrise 12:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:23 PM–5:54 PM
  • Evening best color 5:47 PM
  • Sunset 5:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:54 PM–6:17 PM
  • Night 6:17 PM–5:58 AM
  • Fully dark 7:10 PM–5:05 AM
  • Moonset 10:51 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:00 PM–5:05 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 18
Fair 6:03 AM–6:39 AM
7:20 PM
Good 5:35 PM–6:11 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Fair 6:04 AM–6:40 AM
Good 5:34 PM–6:10 PM
Tue, Oct 20
Fair 6:04 AM–6:40 AM
4:51 AM
Good 5:33 PM–6:09 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to SSE, 24 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:28 AM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:39 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to S, 16 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:20 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:51 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:04 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:04 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:55 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 12:51 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 5:05 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:11 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:11 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 4:50 AM Geminids Around 140 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:20 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 37m of light · sunset 5:39 PM in the WSW Tue 22 Dec 2026 12:50 AM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:23 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:53 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:53 PM Quadrantids Around 17 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 5:31 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 12:23 AM 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 7:30 PM to 5:40 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 7:56 PM Milky Way Visible 4:12 AM to 5:40 AM with no moon, 21° above the southeastern horizon - 9 nights 6 Feb to 14 Feb
Sat 13 Feb 2027 4:12 AM Full Snow Moon Rises 5:52 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:52 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:20 AM Mon 8 Mar 2027 1:32 PM Milky Way Visible 2:16 AM to 5:16 AM with no moon, 32° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 2:16 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:33 PM Sun 21 Mar 2027 12:24 AM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:41 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 6:41 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 4:50 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 3:56 AM Milky Way Visible 12:29 AM to 4:46 AM with no moon, 37° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 31 Mar to 15 Apr
Sat 10 Apr 2027 12:29 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 6:26 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 6:26 PM Lyrids Around 6 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 4:17 AM Eta Aquariids Around 23 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:08 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 4:20 AM Thu 6 May 2027 3:06 PM Milky Way Visible 10:38 PM to 4:18 AM with no moon, 37° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sun 9 May 2027 10:38 PM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:13 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 7:13 PM Milky Way Visible 8:55 PM to 4:05 AM with no moon, 37° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 8:55 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 4:00 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 11:48 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 6:57 PM in the ESE Fri 18 Jun 2027 6:57 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 13h 39m of light · sunset 7:13 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 6:10 PM Milky Way Visible 8:43 PM to 3:43 AM with no moon, 37° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 8:43 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 4:10 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 7:07 AM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 7:12 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 7:12 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 15 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 2:38 AM Milky Way Visible 8:32 PM to 2:02 AM with no moon, 37° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 25 Jul to 9 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 8:32 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 4:20 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 2:07 PM Partial solar eclipse 56.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 2:44 PM Perseids Around 77 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:14 AM 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 6:33 AM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 7:33 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:36 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:36 PM Milky Way Visible 7:07 PM to 8:27 PM with no moon, 21° above the southwestern horizon - 8 nights 21 Oct to 28 Oct
Thu 21 Oct 2027 7:07 PM Orionids Around 10 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 4:36 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:10 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 5:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 12:55 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 12 Nov 2027 12:52 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:50 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:50 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 5:05 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 7:24 AM Full Cold Moon Rises 5:16 PM in the ENE Mon 13 Dec 2027 5:16 PM Geminids Around 29 an hour
Tue 14 Dec 2027 2:20 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

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