TODAY
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
High 75°F, low 51°F.

Sunset

Low

6:09 PM

Very LowExcellent

Satellite, 10 min ago: mid-level overcast overhead, mid-level overcast toward the sunset.

Little color is likely in any direction.

High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
27%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
3%
Humidity
57%
5:35 PM Golden hour
5:59 PM Best color
6:09 PM Sunset
6:35 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 6:21 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 35 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, ESE to ENE

Rose 4:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ESE
Rising, then up to ESE
When
4:51 AM
until 4:53 AM
Visible for
2m 10s
Highest
28° ESE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to N

Rose 6:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NW
When
6:25 AM
until 6:29 AM
Visible for
4m 0s
Highest
24° NW
Ends
Fades at 19°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

6:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
3%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
74%
6:29 AM Blue hour
6:55 AM Sunrise
6:58 AM Best color
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 6:21 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

34% lit

12:47 PM – 10:06 PM

SE SW
12:47 PM Moonrise
1:12 PM 4°
5:27 PM Highest, 26°
9:42 PM 4°
10:06 PM Moonset

Current local time: 6:21 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 68°F Overcast
100% 1% 77% 11 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 59°F Overcast
100% 3% 77% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 54°F Clear sky
63% 4% 62% 9 mph
Late Night 11 PM 52°F Mainly clear
47% 0% 66% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:29 AM–6:55 AM
  • Sunrise 6:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:55 AM–7:29 AM
  • Morning best color 6:58 AM
  • Moonrise 12:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:35 PM–6:09 PM
  • Evening best color 5:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:09 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:09 PM–6:35 PM
  • Night 6:35 PM–6:30 AM
  • Fully dark 7:35 PM–5:30 AM
  • Moonset 10:06 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:15 PM–5:30 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Next few days

Pick a date
Sat, Oct 17
Fair 6:38 AM–7:14 AM
Fair 5:50 PM–6:26 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Fair 6:38 AM–7:14 AM
Good 5:49 PM–6:25 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Fair 6:39 AM–7:15 AM
5:30 AM
Good 5:47 PM–6:23 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:25 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Fair, space jellyfish ESE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:30 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:04 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:26 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:26 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:18 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 1:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:12 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 4:53 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:24 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:24 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 6:50 PM Geminids Around 146 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 1:48 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 42m of light · sunset 4:36 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 2:50 PM Ursids Around 6 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:21 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:08 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:08 PM Quadrantids Around 18 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:13 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 2:23 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:10 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:10 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:10 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 9:56 AM Full Snow Moon Rises 5:31 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:31 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 3:32 AM Milky Way Visible 3:19 AM to 5:30 AM with no moon, 22° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Mon 15 Mar 2027 3:19 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:58 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 3:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:29 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 6:29 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 4:50 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 6:56 PM Milky Way Visible 1:36 AM to 4:47 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 31 Mar to 14 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 1:36 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 7:34 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:34 PM Lyrids Around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:25 AM Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:07 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 4:10 AM Wed 5 May 2027 6:06 AM Milky Way Visible 11:48 PM to 4:07 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 11:48 PM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:32 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:32 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 3:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 2:48 PM Milky Way Visible 9:59 PM to 3:41 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 9:59 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 8:17 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:17 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 37m of light · sunset 8:07 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 9:10 AM Milky Way Visible 9:57 PM to 3:27 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 9:57 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 3:40 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 10:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:18 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:18 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 12 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 2:57 AM Milky Way Visible 9:36 PM to 1:36 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 25 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 9:36 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:10 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 5:07 AM Perseids Around 82 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:26 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:19 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:19 PM Milky Way Visible 8:56 PM to 11:46 PM with no moon, 24° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 8:56 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 4:40 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 12:40 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:36 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:36 PM Milky Way Visible 8:10 PM to 10:00 PM with no moon, 20° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 8:10 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:43 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 1:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:10 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 9:33 PM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 7:51 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:29 PM in the ENE Thu 14 Oct 2027 5:29 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 5:05 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 8:34 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 1:18 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 12:12 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:06 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:06 PM Leonids A few an hour
Tue 16 Nov 2027 4:53 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 5:00 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 9:24 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 4:31 PM in the ENE Mon 13 Dec 2027 4:31 PM Geminids Around 30 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 1:48 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 10:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 4.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 8:22 AM Partial solar eclipse 48.3% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 11:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 10:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 4:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 9.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 1:19 PM Total lunar eclipse 80% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 5:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 9:46 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 9:51 PM

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