Barcelona, Spain

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Barcelona, Spain

That morning

Sunrise

8:17 AM

8:17 AM

Clears the hills at 8:20 AM, 3 min after sunrise

7:46 AM Blue hour
8:17 AM Sunrise
9:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:33 PM

5:33 PM

Behind the hills at 5:28 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

4:49 PM Golden hour
5:33 PM Sunset
6:04 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 5:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:03 PM Dark enough
12:56 AM Moonrise
5:48 AM Best
6:47 AM Too light
Estimate
~24/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
53°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
39% lost
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

Last quarter

57% lit

11:55 PM – 12:18 PM

E W
11:55 PM Moonrise
12:17 AM 4°
6:09 AM Highest, 49°
11:57 AM 4°
12:18 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:46 AM–8:17 AM
  • Sunrise 8:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:17 AM–9:01 AM
  • Morning best color 8:29 AM
  • Moonset 12:18 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:49 PM–5:33 PM
  • Evening best color 5:19 PM
  • Sunset 5:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:33 PM–6:04 PM
  • Fully dark 7:12 PM–6:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:12 PM–1:02 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