Gibraltar

Thursday, October 12, 2023

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Gibraltar

That morning

Sunrise

8:25 AM

8:25 AM

Clears the mountains at 10:01 AM, 96 min after sunrise

7:59 AM Blue hour
8:25 AM Sunrise
8:59 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:50 PM

7:50 PM

Behind the hills at 7:36 PM, 14 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

7:15 PM Golden hour
7:50 PM Sunset
8:16 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 6:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:20 PM Dark enough
6:05 AM Best
6:56 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
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

6:07 AM – 6:58 PM

E W
6:07 AM Moonrise
6:27 AM 4°
12:34 PM Highest, 59°
6:38 PM 4°
6:58 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:08 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:59 AM–8:25 AM
  • Sunrise 8:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:25 AM–8:59 AM
  • Morning best color 8:36 AM
  • Moonset 6:58 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:15 PM–7:50 PM
  • Evening best color 7:32 PM
  • Sunset 7:50 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:50 PM–8:16 PM
  • Fully dark 9:15 PM–7:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:15 PM–7:01 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNW, 18 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 8:07 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:45 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:45 PM International Space Station Modest pass, W to NNE, 26 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 7:18 PM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:43 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:46 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:46 PM Partial solar eclipse 2% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 6:52 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:48 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it