Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Monday, January 2, 2023

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

That morning

Sunrise

7:06 AM

7:06 AM

Clears the hills at 7:09 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:41 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:45 PM

5:45 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

5:12 PM Golden hour
5:45 PM Sunset
6:10 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:15 PM Dark enough
3:56 AM Moonset
4:45 AM Best
5:36 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
37°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

81% lit

2:15 PM – 3:56 AM

ENE WNW
2:15 PM Moonrise
2:33 PM 4°
9:03 PM Highest, 86°
3:37 AM 4°
3:56 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:00 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:41 AM–7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:06 AM–7:40 AM
  • Morning best color 7:17 AM
  • Moonrise 2:15 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:12 PM–5:45 PM
  • Evening best color 5:28 PM
  • Sunset 5:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:45 PM–6:10 PM
  • Fully dark 7:06 PM–5:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:06 AM–5:45 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:05 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:05 PM Leonids Active, around 6 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:05 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, SSW to ENE, 31 deg up
Tue 17 Nov 2026 5:33 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 7:05 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SE to ESE, 14 deg up
Wed 18 Nov 2026 4:37 AM Partial solar eclipse 56.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 2:44 PM 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