Barcelona, Spain

Saturday, October 20, 2029

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Barcelona, Spain

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:32 PM Dark enough
5:47 AM Best
6:40 AM Too light
Estimate
~12/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
64°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
33% lost
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.

That morning

Sunrise

8:09 AM

8:09 AM

7:41 AM Blue hour
8:09 AM Sunrise
8:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:02 PM

7:02 PM

Behind the hills at 6:54 PM, 8 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:24 PM Golden hour
7:02 PM Sunset
7:31 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit

5:49 PM – 7:17 AM

E W
5:49 PM Moonrise
6:10 PM 4°
12:30 AM Highest, 58°
6:55 AM 4°
7:17 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:41 AM–8:09 AM
  • Sunrise 8:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:09 AM–8:47 AM
  • Morning best color 8:20 AM
  • Moonrise 5:50 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:24 PM–7:02 PM
  • Evening best color 6:49 PM
  • Sunset 7:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:02 PM–7:31 PM
  • Fully dark 8:35 PM–6:37 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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