Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:49 AM

6:49 AM

6:24 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

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

5:44 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:44 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:33 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:48 PM Dark enough
3:48 AM Moonrise
4:33 AM Best
5:20 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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 crescent

14% lit

2:50 AM – 4:42 PM

ENE WNW
2:50 AM Moonrise
3:11 AM 4°
9:50 AM Highest, 69°
4:22 PM 4°
4:42 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:50 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:24 AM–6:49 AM
  • Sunrise 6:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:49 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 7:03 AM
  • Moonset 4:43 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:44 PM–6:18 PM
  • Evening best color 6:17 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:44 PM
  • Fully dark 7:43 PM–5:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:43 PM–3:53 AM

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