TODAY
Gibraltar
High 76°F, low 66°F.

Sunrise

Fair

8:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
2%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
98%
8:04 AM Blue hour
8:15 AM Best color
8:30 AM Sunrise
9:04 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 1:18 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 6:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
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

International Space Station

Bright pass, ENE to ENE

Rises 6:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Rising, then up to ENE
When
6:27 AM
until 6:29 AM
Visible for
2m 0s
Highest
32° ENE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WNW to NNW

Rises 8:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
8:01 AM
until 8:03 AM
Visible for
2m 40s
Highest
18° NNW
Ends
Fades at 18°

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

34% lit

2:56 PM – 12:25 AM

SE SW
2:56 PM Moonrise
3:20 PM 4°
7:41 PM Highest, 28°
12:01 AM 4°
12:25 AM Moonset

Current local time: 1:18 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 66°F Fog
51% 0% 97% 1 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 75°F Overcast
100% 12% 74% 3 mph
Evening 7 PM 72°F Overcast
100% 61% 80% 4 mph
Late Night 11 PM 68°F Overcast
72% 14% 91% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:03 AM–8:29 AM
  • Morning best color 8:14 AM
  • Sunrise 8:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:29 AM–9:04 AM
  • Moonrise 2:56 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:09 PM–7:44 PM
  • Sunset 7:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:44 PM–8:10 PM
  • Evening best color 8:00 PM
  • Night 8:10 PM–8:04 AM
  • Fully dark 9:08 PM–7:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:28 AM–7:05 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Gibraltar

Next few days

Pick a date
Sat, Oct 17
Fair 8:12 AM–8:48 AM
6:27 AM
Low 7:25 PM–8:01 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Very Low 8:13 AM–8:49 AM
Fair 7:23 PM–7:59 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Low 8:13 AM–8:49 AM
Low 7:22 PM–7:58 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

International Space Station Bright pass, ENE to ENE, 32 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 6:27 AM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNW, 18 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 8:01 AM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 6:58 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:39 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:53 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:53 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 1:52 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 1:46 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:28 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:46 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:46 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 6:40 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 1:50 AM Geminids Around 146 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 3:22 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 42m of light · sunset 6:10 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 9:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 6:55 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:27 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 5:27 PM Quadrantids Around 8 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 6:48 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 9:22 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 6:46 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 6:46 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 6:50 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 4:56 PM Partial solar eclipse 2% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 6:52 PM Full Snow Moon Rises 6:49 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 6:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 6:10 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 10:31 AM Milky Way Visible 4:02 AM to 6:07 AM with no moon, 21° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 4:02 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:32 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 9:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 7:57 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 7:57 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:20 PM to 6:30 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 1:56 AM Milky Way Visible 3:10 AM to 6:22 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 31 Mar to 15 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 3:10 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 8:53 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 8:53 PM Lyrids Around 8 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 5:59 AM Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 5:41 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 11:00 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 6 May 2027 1:06 PM Milky Way Visible 1:22 AM to 5:42 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 1:22 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 9:54 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 9:54 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 11:30 PM to 5:10 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 9:47 PM Milky Way Visible 11:33 PM to 5:16 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 11:33 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 9:40 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 9:40 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 37m of light · sunset 9:41 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 4:10 PM Milky Way Visible 11:31 PM to 5:01 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 11:31 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 11:40 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 5:07 AM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 9:45 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 9:45 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 12 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 4:30 AM Milky Way Visible 11:10 PM to 3:10 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 25 Jul to 9 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 11:10 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:48 AM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 11:10 PM to 5:50 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 12:07 PM Perseids Around 84 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 6:00 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 8:47 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 8:47 PM Milky Way Visible 10:31 PM to 1:21 AM with no moon, 24° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 10:31 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 6:20 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 7:39 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 8:05 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 8:05 PM Milky Way Visible 9:45 PM to 11:35 PM with no moon, 20° above the south-southwestern horizon - 11 nights 22 Sep to 2 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 9:45 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 8:17 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 8:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 6:40 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 4:33 AM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 9:25 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 7:25 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 7:25 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 6:38 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 7:10 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 3:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 1:52 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 12 Nov 2027 1:46 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:31 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 5:31 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 6:27 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 6:40 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 4:24 AM Full Cold Moon Rises 5:51 PM in the ENE Mon 13 Dec 2027 5:51 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 82.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:56 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 69.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:04 AM Total lunar eclipse 95% of it above your horizon
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 60% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 10.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 10:50 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 31% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:31 PM

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