Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Monday, May 5, 2031

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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:23 PM Dark enough
3:23 AM Best
4:14 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
19°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
37% lost
Speed
66 km/s

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

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

5:44 AM

5:44 AM

5:20 AM Blue hour
5:44 AM Sunrise
6:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:53 PM

6:53 PM

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

6:22 PM Golden hour
6:53 PM Sunset
7:17 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit

5:14 PM – 4:50 AM

ESE WSW
5:14 PM Moonrise
5:33 PM 4°
11:03 PM Highest, 53°
4:32 AM 4°
4:50 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:07 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:20 AM–5:44 AM
  • Sunrise 5:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:44 AM–6:16 AM
  • Morning best color 5:55 AM
  • Moonrise 5:15 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:22 PM–6:53 PM
  • Evening best color 6:35 PM
  • Sunset 6:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:53 PM–7:17 PM
  • Fully dark 8:15 PM–4:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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