Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Thursday, November 23, 2023

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

That morning

Sunrise

6:43 AM

6:43 AM

Clears the hills at 6:46 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:19 AM Blue hour
6:43 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:33 PM

5:33 PM

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

5:01 PM Golden hour
5:33 PM Sunset
5:58 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:03 PM Dark enough
12:48 AM Best
3:28 AM Moonset
5:14 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
89°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
59% lost
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

81% lit

2:48 PM – 3:28 AM

E W
2:48 PM Moonrise
3:06 PM 4°
9:06 PM Highest, 70°
3:11 AM 4°
3:28 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:28 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:19 AM–6:43 AM
  • Sunrise 6:43 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:43 AM–7:16 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Moonrise 2:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:01 PM–5:33 PM
  • Evening best color 5:15 PM
  • Sunset 5:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:33 PM–5:58 PM
  • Fully dark 6:53 PM–5:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:33 AM–5:24 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:06 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:06 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 13 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:54 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to E, 27 deg up
Tue 17 Nov 2026 5:28 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 7:05 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:11 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:11 PM 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