Gibraltar

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Gibraltar
High 76°F, low 72°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

8:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
79%around 9 AM
Rain
0.1 mmaround 9 AM
Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
7:51 AM Blue hour
8:02 AM Best color
8:17 AM Sunrise
8:51 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

Bright pass, SSE to E

Rose 6:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:44 AM
until 6:47 AM
Visible for
3m 10s
Highest
39° SE
Ends
Sets E

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

Sunset

Good

8:03 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
89%
Wind
8 mph
7:29 PM Golden hour
8:03 PM Sunset
8:19 PM Best color
8:29 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.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 9:29 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
9:29 PM to 10:59 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 18° above it
Highest at
9:29 PM
Sky fully dark
9:29 PM to 6:52 AM
Sky darkness
Almost 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

63% lit

11:08 PM – 2:47 PM

ENE WNW
11:08 PM Moonrise
11:32 PM 4°
6:57 AM Highest, 82°
2:23 PM 4°
2:47 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 73°F Overcast
79% 0.1 mm 90% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 75°F Overcast
79% 0.1 mm 83% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 75°F Overcast
100% dry 89% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:51 AM–8:17 AM
  • Morning best color 8:02 AM
  • Sunrise 8:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:17 AM–8:51 AM
  • Moonset 2:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:29 PM–8:03 PM
  • Sunset 8:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:03 PM–8:29 PM
  • Evening best color 8:19 PM
  • Fully dark 9:29 PM–6:52 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:29 PM–12:19 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 9:13 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 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