Santorini, Greece

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Santorini, Greece
High 74°F, low 64°F.

Meteor shower

Draconids

Around 8 an hour

Best around 8:22 PM

The night8:22 PM – 5:50 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
57°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
20 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
30%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
68%
Wind
3 mph
6:53 AM Blue hour
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Best color
7:53 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 33 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NE to ENE

Rose 5:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NE
Rising, then up to NE
When
5:12 AM
until 5:13 AM
Visible for
1m 0s
Highest
18° NE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WNW to ENE

Rose 6:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to N
When
6:45 AM
until 6:51 AM
Visible for
5m 40s
Highest
36° N
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Good

6:51 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
23%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
6:17 PM Golden hour
6:51 PM Sunset
7:17 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

6% lit

4:50 AM – 5:35 PM

E W
4:50 AM Moonrise
5:10 AM 4°
11:15 AM Highest, 58°
5:16 PM 4°
5:35 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 67°F Mainly clear
30% dry 68% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 74°F Clear sky
5% dry 48% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 70°F Partly cloudy
23% dry 66% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 68°F Clear sky
1% dry 71% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:51 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:19 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:53 AM
  • Morning best color 7:25 AM
  • Moonset 5:36 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–6:51 PM
  • Sunset 6:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:51 PM–7:17 PM
  • Fully dark 8:17 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:17 PM–5:54 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Santorini, Greece

International Space Station Modest pass, ENE to NE, 17 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 5:09 AM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 8:09 PM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:06 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:47 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 9:01 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 12:37 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 6:13 AM Partial lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Thu 6 Jul 2028 9:20 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 6:51 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 12:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 85% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 9:33 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 10:03 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 10:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 44.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 12:49 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 5:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 4:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 12:12 AM Total lunar eclipse 70% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 5:51 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it