Gibraltar

Sunday, October 13, 2024

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Gibraltar

That morning

Sunrise

8:27 AM

8:27 AM

Clears the mountains at 10:03 AM, 96 min after sunrise

8:01 AM Blue hour
8:27 AM Sunrise
9:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:48 PM

7:48 PM

Behind the hills at 7:34 PM, 14 min before sunset

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

7:13 PM Golden hour
7:48 PM Sunset
8:13 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 6:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:18 PM Dark enough
4:38 AM Moonset
6:03 AM Best
6:57 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.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 4:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:18 PM Dark enough
4:18 AM Best
4:38 AM Moonset
6:57 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
Speed
27 km/s

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

78% lit

5:41 PM – 4:38 AM

ESE WSW
5:41 PM Moonrise
6:02 PM 4°
11:09 PM Highest, 40°
4:17 AM 4°
4:38 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:01 AM–8:27 AM
  • Sunrise 8:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:27 AM–9:01 AM
  • Morning best color 8:38 AM
  • Moonrise 5:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:13 PM–7:48 PM
  • Evening best color 7:30 PM
  • Sunset 7:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:48 PM–8:13 PM
  • Fully dark 9:13 PM–7:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:43 AM–7:02 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:49 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM International Space Station Bright pass, SSW to SSW, 30 deg up
Mon 9 Nov 2026 8:03 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to E, 28 deg up
Tue 10 Nov 2026 7:16 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 7:46 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