Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Thursday, January 2, 2031

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

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

5:45 PM

5:45 PM

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

5:12 PM Golden hour
5:45 PM Sunset
6:10 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:15 PM Dark enough
2:27 AM Moonset
4:45 AM Best
5:36 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
37°
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.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

67% lit

1:04 PM – 2:27 AM

ENE WNW
1:04 PM Moonrise
1:22 PM 4°
7:44 PM Highest, 82°
2:09 AM 4°
2:27 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:35 AM
  • 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
  • Moonrise 1:04 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:12 PM–5:45 PM
  • Evening best color 5:28 PM
  • Sunset 5:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:45 PM–6:10 PM
  • Fully dark 7:06 PM–5:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:36 AM–5:45 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

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