Barcelona, Spain

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Barcelona, Spain
High 74°F, low 63°F.

Later today

Sunrise

Fair

8:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
32%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
95%
Wind
3 mph
7:37 AM Blue hour
7:55 AM Best color
8:05 AM Sunrise
8:43 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 2:08 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 9 camera photos of past sunrises at Sitges — Platja de la Ribera, Spain, 35 km away.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 6:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
64°
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, S to ENE

Rises 6:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SSE
When
6:27 AM
until 6:31 AM
Visible for
4m 0s
Highest
54° SSE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Low

7:07 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
94%around 7 PM
Rain chance
100%around 7 PM
Humidity
81%
Wind
4 mph
6:29 PM Golden hour
6:49 PM Best color
7:07 PM Sunset
7:35 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 2:08 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 10 camera photos of past sunsets at Sitges — Platja de la Ribera, Spain, 35 km away.

Moon

First quarter

38% lit

2:45 PM – 11:35 PM

SE SW
2:45 PM Moonrise
3:12 PM 4°
7:10 PM Highest, 22°
11:08 PM 4°
11:35 PM Moonset

Current local time: 2:08 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 63°F Partly cloudy
32% 0% 95% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 73°F Overcast
100% 51% 67% 4 mph
Evening 7 PM 70°F Slight rain showers
94% 100% 81% 4 mph
Late Night 11 PM 66°F Thunderstorm
100% 100% 89% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:37 AM–8:05 AM
  • Morning best color 7:55 AM
  • Sunrise 8:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:05 AM–8:43 AM
  • Moonrise 2:45 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:29 PM–7:07 PM
  • Evening best color 6:49 PM
  • Sunset 7:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:07 PM–7:35 PM
  • Fully dark 8:39 PM–6:34 AM
  • Moonset 11:35 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:39 PM–6:34 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Barcelona, Spain

International Space Station Modest pass, E to ENE, 21 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 5:42 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:18 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:14 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:14 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 1:28 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:50 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 1:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:58 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 82.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:56 PM Total lunar eclipse 62% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 5:51 PM Total lunar eclipse 80% 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 66.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:05 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 72% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 8.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 11:10 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 Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 44.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:22 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it