Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
High 77°F, low 64°F.

Active volcano

Fuego, often active

Likely by day and glowing after dark (99%), 14° up in the WSW

Watch from 11:55 PM

Look
WSW, 12 mi away
Chance today
99% (estimate)
Usually
Explosions every few minutes to hours, lava down the flanks at times
Erupting, past year
365 of 365 days
Last erupting
Yesterday
Ash plume
14° up, to 15,627 ft
Lava glow
After dark, summit 11° up
Vent
Summit crater, 12,346 ft
Based on
Smithsonian

An estimate: Fuego usually shows explosions every few minutes to hours, lava down the flanks at times. It has erupted every day of the past year. Eruption record to 31 Mar 2026.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

5:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
5:32 AM Blue hour
5:39 AM Best color
5:54 AM Sunrise
6:23 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 4:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
82°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, N to E

Rose 5:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
N
Rising, then up to NE
When
5:03 AM
until 5:07 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
17° NE
Ends
Sets E

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

Sunset

Very Low

5:42 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
89%
Wind
3 mph
5:14 PM Golden hour
5:42 PM Sunset
5:58 PM Best color
6:04 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.

Moon

Waxing crescent

24% lit

10:11 AM – 9:30 PM

ESE WSW
10:11 AM Moonrise
10:30 AM 4°
3:51 PM Highest, 48°
9:11 PM 4°
9:30 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 70°F Overcast
100% dry 77% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 75°F Overcast
100% 0.1 mm 65% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 69°F Overcast
100% dry 89% 3 mph
Late Night 11 PM 67°F Overcast
79% dry 93% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:32 AM–5:54 AM
  • Morning best color 5:39 AM
  • Sunrise 5:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:54 AM–6:23 AM
  • Moonrise 10:11 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:14 PM–5:42 PM
  • Sunset 5:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:42 PM–6:04 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Fully dark 6:54 PM–4:42 AM
  • Moonset 9:31 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:34 PM–4:42 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 21 deg up
Fri 16 Oct 2026 6:52 PM Fuego, often active Likely by day and glowing after dark (99%), 14° up in the WSW
Fri 16 Oct 2026 7:00 PM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 4:12 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, N to ESE, 40 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:42 AM Orionids Around 20 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:25 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:13 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:13 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 10:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 42.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:38 AM Partial solar eclipse 13% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 10:46 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 9:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 63.3% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:41 PM Total lunar eclipse 80% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 4:55 AM Partial solar eclipse 20% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Sep 2034 8:49 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 8:46 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 8:51 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it