Gibraltar

Wednesday, January 2, 2030

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Gibraltar

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 6:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:48 PM Dark enough
6:03 AM Best
7:02 AM Too light
Estimate
~18/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
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.

That morning

Sunrise

8:32 AM

8:32 AM

Clears the mountains at 10:20 AM, 108 min after sunrise

8:04 AM Blue hour
8:32 AM Sunrise
9:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

Behind the hills at 6:11 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

5:38 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

6:50 AM – 4:45 PM

ESE WSW
6:50 AM Moonrise
7:13 AM 4°
11:47 AM Highest, 30°
4:21 PM 4°
4:45 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:50 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:04 AM–8:32 AM
  • Sunrise 8:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:32 AM–9:12 AM
  • Morning best color 8:43 AM
  • Moonset 4:45 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:38 PM–6:18 PM
  • Evening best color 6:00 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:46 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–7:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:50 PM–7:01 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Gibraltar

Partial solar eclipse 69.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:04 AM Total lunar eclipse 95% of it above your horizon
Mon 18 Oct 2032 9:03 PM Total lunar eclipse 60% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 10.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 10:50 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 4:46 AM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 3:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 11:12 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 4:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 31% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:31 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it