Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate
High 97°F, low 84°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
70%
Wind
4 mph
5:58 AM Blue hour
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:25 AM Best color
6:52 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Fair

5:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
31%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
70%
Wind
8 mph
5:22 PM Golden hour
5:47 PM Best color
5:53 PM Sunset
6:16 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 10 an hour

Best around 4:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
81°
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, SSW to S

Rises 7:20 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to S
When
7:20 PM
until 7:20 PM
Visible for
0m 50s
Highest
16° S
Ends
Fades at 16°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

First quarter

47% lit

12:59 PM – 11:46 PM

ESE WSW
12:59 PM Moonrise
1:19 PM 4°
6:23 PM Highest, 42°
11:26 PM 4°
11:46 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 90°F Clear sky
0% 0% 70% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 97°F Clear sky
4% 0% 53% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 90°F Mainly clear
31% 0% 70% 8 mph
Late Night 11 PM 88°F Clear sky
5% 0% 77% 4 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–6:52 AM
  • Moonrise 1:00 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:22 PM–5:53 PM
  • Sunset 5:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:53 PM–6:16 PM
  • Evening best color 6:09 PM
  • Fully dark 7:09 PM–5:06 AM
  • Moonset 11:46 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:49 PM–5:06 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

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 Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 5:05 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it