Gibraltar

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Gibraltar

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 15 an hour

Best around 6:38 AM

From 9:08 PM to 7:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

That morning

Sunrise

8:33 AM

8:33 AM

8:07 AM Blue hour
8:33 AM Sunrise
9:08 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:38 PM

7:38 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

7:03 PM Golden hour
7:38 PM Sunset
8:04 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, S to SE

Rises 8:39 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SE
When
8:39 PM
until 8:41 PM
Visible for
2m 10s
Highest
16° SE
Ends
Fades at 15°

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

75% lit

5:06 PM – 4:29 AM

ESE WSW
5:06 PM Moonrise
5:26 PM 4°
10:47 PM Highest, 44°
4:09 AM 4°
4:29 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:28 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:07 AM–8:33 AM
  • Morning best color 8:18 AM
  • Sunrise 8:33 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:33 AM–9:08 AM
  • Moonrise 5:06 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:03 PM–7:38 PM
  • Sunset 7:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:38 PM–8:04 PM
  • Evening best color 7:53 PM
  • Fully dark 9:04 PM–7:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:34 AM–7:08 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:53 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:53 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 1:52 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 1:46 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:28 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:46 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:46 PM Partial solar eclipse 2% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 6:52 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 10:48 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 5:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 82.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 5:56 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 5:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 11:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 69.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:04 AM Total lunar eclipse 95% of it above your horizon
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 60% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 10.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 10:50 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 31% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:31 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it