Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate
High 99°F, low 86°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
40%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
75%
Wind
1 mph
5:57 AM Blue hour
6:05 AM Best color
6:20 AM Sunrise
6:51 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:40 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
80°
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

International Space Station

Modest pass, NNE to NNE

Rose 4:33 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
4:33 AM
until 4:34 AM
Visible for
0m 50s
Highest
17° NNE
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, NE to ESE

Rose 4:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NE
Rising, then up to NE
When
4:52 AM
until 4:55 AM
Visible for
2m 50s
Highest
51° NE
Ends
Sets ESE

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

Sunset

Good

5:55 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
5:24 PM Golden hour
5:55 PM Sunset
6:10 PM Best color
6:18 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

29% lit

11:27 AM – 9:56 PM

ESE WSW
11:27 AM Moonrise
11:47 AM 4°
4:41 PM Highest, 38°
9:35 PM 4°
9:56 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 88°F Partly cloudy
40% dry 75% 1 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 98°F Mainly clear
8% dry 39% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 90°F Clear sky
0% dry 73% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 88°F Mainly clear
30% dry 79% 1 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:57 AM–6:20 AM
  • Morning best color 6:05 AM
  • Sunrise 6:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:20 AM–6:51 AM
  • Moonrise 11:27 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:24 PM–5:55 PM
  • Sunset 5:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:55 PM–6:18 PM
  • Evening best color 6:10 PM
  • Fully dark 7:11 PM–5:05 AM
  • Moonset 9:56 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:01 PM–5:05 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to SSE, 24 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:28 AM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:39 AM 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 4:51 AM 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 12:55 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

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