Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Wednesday, October 24, 2029

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

That morning

Sunrise

6:24 AM

6:24 AM

6:01 AM Blue hour
6:24 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:48 PM

5:48 PM

Behind the hills at 5:45 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

5:17 PM Golden hour
5:48 PM Sunset
6:11 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:18 PM Dark enough
4:03 AM Best
4:55 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
75% 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.

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

6:58 PM – 8:50 AM

ENE WNW
6:58 PM Moonrise
7:17 PM 4°
1:53 AM Highest, 88°
8:30 AM 4°
8:50 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 6:01 AM–6:24 AM
  • Sunrise 6:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:24 AM–6:55 AM
  • Morning best color 6:35 AM
  • Moonset 7:58 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:17 PM–5:48 PM
  • Evening best color 5:30 PM
  • Sunset 5:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:48 PM–6:11 PM
  • Moonrise 6:59 PM
  • Fully dark 7:04 PM–5:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it