Barcelona, Spain

Thursday, October 12, 2023

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Barcelona, Spain

That morning

Sunrise

7:59 AM

7:59 AM

7:31 AM Blue hour
7:59 AM Sunrise
8:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:16 PM

7:16 PM

Behind the hills at 7:07 PM, 9 min before sunset

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

6:38 PM Golden hour
7:16 PM Sunset
7:43 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:46 PM Dark enough
5:31 AM Best
6:30 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

Moon

Waning crescent

5% lit

5:32 AM – 6:30 PM

E W
5:32 AM Moonrise
5:53 AM 4°
12:03 PM Highest, 54°
6:09 PM 4°
6:30 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:32 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:31 AM–7:59 AM
  • Sunrise 7:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:59 AM–8:36 AM
  • Morning best color 8:11 AM
  • Moonset 6:30 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:38 PM–7:16 PM
  • Evening best color 7:01 PM
  • Sunset 7:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:16 PM–7:43 PM
  • Fully dark 8:48 PM–6:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:48 PM–6:28 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Barcelona, Spain

International Space Station Bright pass, SW to ENE, 54 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:31 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:03 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:03 PM International Space Station Bright pass, W to NNW, 35 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 7:20 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 Partial solar eclipse 81.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:58 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it