South Padre Island, Texas, USA

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Solar eclipse

Partial solar eclipse

88.2% of the Sun covered

Maximum at 1:30 PM

Sun covered
88.2%
Lasts
2h 42m 10.5s
12:10 PM Eclipse Begins 64° up
1:30 PM Maximum Eclipse 72° up
2:52 PM Eclipse Ends 63° up

See the path on the map

Never look at a partly eclipsed Sun without a proper solar filter. Sunglasses, exposed film and a camera viewfinder are all unsafe.

Sunset

7:49 PM

7:49 PM

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

7:18 PM Golden hour
7:49 PM Sunset
8:12 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Good viewing

Visible from 1:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
1:47 AM to 5:51 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 35° above it
Highest at
5:47 AM
Sky fully dark
9:07 PM to 5:51 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 1:20 PM

Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:50 AM

7:05 AM – 8:02 PM

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7:05 AM Moonrise
7:23 AM 4°
1:31 PM Highest, 72°
7:44 PM 4°
8:02 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:11 AM
  • Moonrise 7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:42 AM
  • Morning best color 7:22 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:18 PM–7:49 PM
  • Evening best color 7:31 PM
  • Sunset 7:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:49 PM–8:12 PM
  • Moonset 8:03 PM
  • Fully dark 9:07 PM–5:51 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:07 PM–5:51 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Starship | Starlink Group 31-2 Good, look S
Fri 13 Nov 2026 4:45 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:10 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:10 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, S to E, 17 deg up
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:40 AM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:08 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:08 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 10:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 21% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:47 AM Partial solar eclipse 38.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 10:47 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 10:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 23.3% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:26 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% 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 96% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 9:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 66.8% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 12:03 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it