Gibraltar

Thursday, August 27, 2026

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Gibraltar

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

93% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 6:13 AM

Moon in shadow
93%
Moon's height
19°
3:25 AM Penumbral begins 41° up
4:34 AM Partial begins 34° up
6:13 AM Greatest eclipse 19° up
7:51 AM Partial ends 1° up
9:00 AM Penumbral ends Moon down

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

7:49 AM

7:49 AM

7:22 AM Blue hour
7:49 AM Sunrise
8:23 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:56 PM

8:56 PM

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

8:22 PM Golden hour
8:56 PM Sunset
9:23 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 8:39 PM in the ESE

8:39 PM – 7:58 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
8:39 PM Moonrise
9:00 PM 4°
2:18 AM Highest, 44°
7:37 AM 4°
7:58 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:39 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
6:20 AM
Distance
242,499 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:55 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:22 AM–7:49 AM
  • Morning best color 7:34 AM
  • Sunrise 7:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:49 AM–8:23 AM
  • Evening golden hour 8:22 PM–8:56 PM
  • Moonrise 8:40 PM
  • Sunset 8:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:56 PM–9:23 PM
  • Evening best color 9:12 PM
  • Fully dark 10:27 PM–6:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

International Space Station Modest pass, NNE to NE, 18 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Active, around 10 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 9:12 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 9:09 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:53 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:53 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:52 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM 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