Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate
High 103°F, low 87°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
47%
Wind
11 mph
5:52 AM Blue hour
5:59 AM Best color
6:14 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NNW to NNW

Rose 5:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:41 AM
until 5:42 AM
Visible for
1m 0s
Highest
10° NNW
Ends
Sets NNW

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Fair

6:08 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
1%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
54%
Wind
7 mph
5:38 PM Golden hour
6:08 PM Sunset
6:24 PM Best color
6:31 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, NW to SSE

Rose 6:51 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to SW
When
6:51 PM
until 6:57 PM
Visible for
6m 30s
Highest
68° SW
Ends
Sets SSE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 7:24 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:24 PM to 9:44 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 29° above it
Highest at
7:24 PM
Sky fully dark
7:24 PM to 4:59 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waning gibbous

64% lit

9:36 PM – 12:01 PM

ENE WNW
9:36 PM Moonrise
9:56 PM 4°
4:48 AM Highest, 87°
11:41 AM 4°
12:01 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 92°F Clear sky
0% dry 47% 11 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 103°F Clear sky
0% dry 27% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 95°F Clear sky
1% dry 54% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:52 AM–6:14 AM
  • Morning best color 5:59 AM
  • Sunrise 6:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:14 AM–6:44 AM
  • Moonset 12:01 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:38 PM–6:08 PM
  • Sunset 6:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:08 PM–6:31 PM
  • Evening best color 6:24 PM
  • Fully dark 7:24 PM–4:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:24 PM–10:44 PM
  • Moonrise 10:38 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:24 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to S, 17 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:20 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:21 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:04 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:04 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 7:10 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it