Barcelona, Spain

Sunday, January 2, 2028

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Barcelona, Spain

That morning

Sunrise

8:17 AM

8:17 AM

Clears the hills at 8:20 AM, 3 min after sunrise

7:46 AM Blue hour
8:17 AM Sunrise
9:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:32 PM

5:32 PM

Behind the hills at 5:27 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

4:48 PM Golden hour
5:32 PM Sunset
6:03 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 5:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:02 PM Dark enough
11:09 PM Moonset
5:47 AM Best
6:47 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
53°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

The estimate 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waxing crescent

26% lit

11:08 AM – 11:09 PM

E W
11:08 AM Moonrise
11:29 AM 4°
5:07 PM Highest, 46°
10:47 PM 4°
11:09 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 7:46 AM–8:17 AM
  • Sunrise 8:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:17 AM–9:01 AM
  • Morning best color 8:29 AM
  • Moonrise 11:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:48 PM–5:32 PM
  • Evening best color 5:16 PM
  • Sunset 5:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:32 PM–6:03 PM
  • Fully dark 7:12 PM–6:38 AM
  • Moonset 11:09 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:12 PM–6:38 AM

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