Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Thursday, December 25, 2025

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

That morning

Sunrise

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:41 PM

5:41 PM

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

5:07 PM Golden hour
5:41 PM Sunset
6:06 PM Blue hour ends

Event

Christmas Day

Christmas night in Abu Dhabi - waxing crescent moon

Evening from 5:41 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
5:41 PM
Sun toward SSW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
27% lit
Up from the start
Where the Moon is
SSW, 55° up
at 5:11 PM

Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. By the fourth century the church in Rome kept it on December 25, close to the winter solstice, when midwinter festivals of light were already held - and lights, evergreens and the star on the tree still brighten the darkest time of the year.

Many Orthodox churches, which follow the older Julian calendar, keep it on January 7.

Moon

Waxing crescent

25% lit

10:48 AM – 10:32 PM

ESE W
10:48 AM Moonrise
11:06 AM 4°
4:40 PM Highest, 56°
10:14 PM 4°
10:32 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 6:38 AM–7:03 AM
  • Morning best color 6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:37 AM
  • Moonrise 10:48 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:07 PM–5:41 PM
  • Sunset 5:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:41 PM–6:06 PM
  • Evening best color 5:59 PM
  • Fully dark 7:02 PM–5:43 AM
  • Moonset 10:33 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:42 PM–5:43 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 29 Oct 2026 7:14 PM Halloween Halloween night in Abu Dhabi - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Abu Dhabi - sunset at 5:42 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:42 PM International Space Station Modest pass, N to E, 17 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:41 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Abu Dhabi - sunset at 5:42 PM Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:42 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:10 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