Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Thursday, October 11, 2029

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

That morning

Sunrise

6:18 AM

6:18 AM

5:55 AM Blue hour
6:18 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:59 PM

5:59 PM

Behind the hills at 5:56 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

5:29 PM Golden hour
5:59 PM Sunset
6:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:29 PM Dark enough
9:00 PM Moonset
3:59 AM Best
4:48 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
74°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

18% lit

10:05 AM – 9:00 PM

ESE WSW
10:05 AM Moonrise
10:25 AM 4°
3:32 PM Highest, 42°
8:40 PM 4°
9:00 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 5:55 AM–6:18 AM
  • Sunrise 6:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:18 AM–6:48 AM
  • Morning best color 6:29 AM
  • Moonrise 10:06 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:29 PM–5:59 PM
  • Evening best color 5:41 PM
  • Sunset 5:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:59 PM–6:22 PM
  • Fully dark 7:15 PM–5:03 AM
  • Moonset 9:00 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:05 PM–5:03 AM

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