Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Thursday, November 12, 2026

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

A few an hour

Best around 12:51 AM

The night7:06 PM – 5:06 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
87°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 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, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:08 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:36 PM

5:36 PM

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

5:04 PM Golden hour
5:36 PM Sunset
6:00 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

9% lit

9:19 AM – 7:49 PM

ESE WSW
9:19 AM Moonrise
9:39 AM 4°
2:33 PM Highest, 38°
7:28 PM 4°
7:49 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:36 AM
  • Morning best color 6:21 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:08 AM
  • Moonrise 9:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:04 PM–5:36 PM
  • Sunset 5:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:36 PM–6:00 PM
  • Evening best color 5:52 PM
  • Fully dark 6:55 PM–5:18 AM
  • Moonset 7:49 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:55 PM–5:18 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 7:05 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:11 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:11 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 4:50 AM Geminids Around 140 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 7:05 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 37m of light · sunset 5:39 PM in the WSW Tue 22 Dec 2026 12:50 AM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 7:08 PM 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 Partial solar eclipse 14.4% of the Sun covered
Tue 30 Apr 2041 5:31 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it