Stromboli, Sicily, Italy

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Stromboli, Sicily, Italy
High 72°F, low 70°F.

Active volcano

Stromboli, often active

Activity likely by day (99%), 25° up in the WSW

Watch from 12:40 PM

Look
WSW, 1 mi away
Chance today
99% (estimate)
Usually
Explosions every 10 to 20 minutes
Satellite heat
3:15 AM, 25.1 MW
Erupting, past year
365 of 365 days
Last erupting
Yesterday
Ash plume
25° up, to 3,445 ft
Vent
Summit craters, 2,461 ft
Based on
Smithsonian, NASA

An estimate: Stromboli usually shows explosions every 10 to 20 minutes. It has erupted every day of the past year. NASA's satellites saw heat at its summit 33 hours ago. Eruption record to 31 Mar 2026.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
46%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
74%
Wind
14 mph
6:42 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Best color
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 39 camera photos of past sunrises at Naples, Italy, 242 km away.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:34 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
67°
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

Bright pass, SSW to ENE

Rose 5:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:39 AM
until 5:44 AM
Visible for
4m 20s
Highest
50° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Fair

6:19 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
38%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
76%
Wind
16 mph
5:43 PM Golden hour
5:49 PM Best color
6:19 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 42 camera photos of past sunsets at Naples, Italy, 242 km away.

Moon

Waxing crescent

29% lit

12:55 PM – 9:52 PM

SE SW
12:55 PM Moonrise
1:22 PM 4°
5:24 PM Highest, 24°
9:26 PM 4°
9:52 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 71°F Partly cloudy
46% dry 74% 14 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 71°F Slight rain showers
39% 0.2 mm 72% 14 mph
Evening 7 PM 71°F Partly cloudy
38% dry 76% 16 mph
Late Night 11 PM 70°F Partly cloudy
41% 0.1 mm 78% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:42 AM–7:09 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:45 AM
  • Moonrise 12:56 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:43 PM–6:19 PM
  • Evening best color 5:49 PM
  • Sunset 6:19 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:19 PM–6:46 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–5:41 AM
  • Moonset 9:53 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:58 PM–5:41 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Stromboli, Sicily, Italy

International Space Station Bright pass, W to NE, 31 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 6:27 AM Stromboli, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 25° up in the WSW
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:23 AM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:33 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:14 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:25 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:25 PM Partial solar eclipse 84.7% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 11:18 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 18.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:12 PM Total lunar eclipse 86% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 59% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 83.8% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 6:59 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 25.3% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:31 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 85% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 4.3% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 7:43 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it