Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate
High 97°F, low 86°F.

Later today

Sunrise

Fair

6:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
71%
Wind
4 mph
5:58 AM Blue hour
6:06 AM Best color
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:51 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 4:09 AM

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 8 an hour

Best around 4:39 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

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, WSW to SSE

Rises 5:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SW
When
5:28 AM
until 5:32 AM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
24° SW
Ends
Sets SSE

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

Sunset

Good

5:54 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
5:23 PM Golden hour
5:54 PM Sunset
6:10 PM Best color
6:17 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 4:09 AM

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

First quarter

37% lit

12:15 PM – 10:50 PM

ESE WSW
12:15 PM Moonrise
12:36 PM 4°
5:33 PM Highest, 39°
10:30 PM 4°
10:50 PM Moonset

Current local time: 4:09 AM

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 91°F Clear sky
0% 0% 71% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 97°F Clear sky
0% 1% 50% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 91°F Clear sky
0% 0% 60% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 90°F Clear sky
0% 0% 69% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:58 AM–6:21 AM
  • Morning best color 6:06 AM
  • Sunrise 6:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:21 AM–6:51 AM
  • Moonrise 12:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:23 PM–5:54 PM
  • Sunset 5:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:54 PM–6:17 PM
  • Evening best color 6:10 PM
  • Fully dark 7:10 PM–5:05 AM
  • Moonset 10:51 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:00 PM–5:05 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 12:51 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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