Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Tuesday, January 2, 2029

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:16 PM Dark enough
7:40 PM Moonrise
4:46 AM Best
5:36 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
37°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
75% lost
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.

That morning

Sunrise

7:06 AM

7:06 AM

Clears the hills at 7:09 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:41 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:46 PM

5:46 PM

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

5:12 PM Golden hour
5:46 PM Sunset
6:11 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

7:40 PM – 9:03 AM

ENE WNW
7:40 PM Moonrise
7:58 PM 4°
2:23 AM Highest, 81°
8:45 AM 4°
9:03 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:41 AM–7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:06 AM–7:40 AM
  • Morning best color 7:17 AM
  • Moonset 8:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:12 PM–5:46 PM
  • Evening best color 5:28 PM
  • Sunset 5:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:46 PM–6:11 PM
  • Fully dark 7:07 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:07 PM–7:47 PM
  • Moonrise 7:40 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

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

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