Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:58 AM

6:58 AM

6:29 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:44 PM

4:44 PM

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

4:05 PM Golden hour
4:44 PM Sunset
5:13 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:14 PM Dark enough
12:04 AM Moonrise
4:29 AM Best
5:28 AM Too light
Estimate
~7/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
38% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Last quarter

54% lit

12:04 AM – 11:43 AM

E WSW
12:04 AM Moonrise
12:24 AM 4°
5:54 AM Highest, 47°
11:23 AM 4°
11:43 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:29 AM–6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:37 AM
  • Morning best color 7:20 AM
  • Moonset 11:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:05 PM–4:44 PM
  • Evening best color 4:43 PM
  • Sunset 4:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:44 PM–5:13 PM
  • Fully dark 6:16 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:16 PM–12:06 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, SSE to ESE, 12 deg up
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:45 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