Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Thursday, October 26, 2023

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:04 AM

7:04 AM

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:57 PM

5:57 PM

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

5:22 PM Golden hour
5:57 PM Sunset
6:24 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:27 PM Dark enough
4:42 AM Best
5:35 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
21% lost
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

Waxing gibbous

94% lit

4:52 PM – 5:35 AM

E W
4:52 PM Moonrise
5:11 PM 4°
11:11 PM Highest, 57°
5:15 AM 4°
5:35 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:24 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:04 AM
  • Sunrise 7:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:04 AM–7:39 AM
  • Morning best color 7:18 AM
  • Moonrise 4:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:22 PM–5:57 PM
  • Evening best color 5:56 PM
  • Sunset 5:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:57 PM–6:24 PM
  • Fully dark 7:24 PM–5:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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