Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:50 AM

6:50 AM

6:24 AM Blue hour
6:50 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:17 PM

6:17 PM

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

5:42 PM Golden hour
6:17 PM Sunset
6:42 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:32 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:47 PM Dark enough
4:32 AM Best
4:46 AM Moonrise
5:21 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

8% lit

3:48 AM – 5:06 PM

E W
3:48 AM Moonrise
4:09 AM 4°
10:29 AM Highest, 64°
4:47 PM 4°
5:06 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:49 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:24 AM–6:50 AM
  • Sunrise 6:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:50 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 7:04 AM
  • Moonset 5:06 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:42 PM–6:17 PM
  • Evening best color 6:15 PM
  • Sunset 6:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:17 PM–6:42 PM
  • Fully dark 7:42 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:42 PM–4:52 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNE, 17 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:45 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:09 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:09 PM Leonids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:09 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, S to ESE, 13 deg up
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:48 AM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:08 PM 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 Partial solar eclipse 89.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 12:11 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it