Gibraltar

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Gibraltar

That morning

Sunrise

8:32 AM

8:32 AM

Clears the mountains at 10:20 AM, 108 min after sunrise

8:04 AM Blue hour
8:32 AM Sunrise
9:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

Behind the hills at 6:11 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

5:39 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:47 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 6:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:48 PM Dark enough
1:25 AM Moonrise
6:03 AM Best
7:02 AM Too light
Estimate
~21/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
40% 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

12:28 AM – 12:49 PM

E W
12:28 AM Moonrise
12:48 AM 4°
6:40 AM Highest, 54°
12:30 PM 4°
12:49 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:28 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:04 AM–8:32 AM
  • Sunrise 8:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:32 AM–9:12 AM
  • Morning best color 8:43 AM
  • Moonset 12:50 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:39 PM–6:18 PM
  • Evening best color 6:00 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:47 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–7:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:50 PM–1:30 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to NW, 41 deg up
Wed 11 Nov 2026 8:04 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 7:46 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 7:46 PM International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to NE, 78 deg up
Thu 12 Nov 2026 7:16 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