Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:31 AM

6:31 AM

6:06 AM Blue hour
6:31 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SE
Crossing your sky
When
5:50 PM
Highest around 5:57 PM
Distance
638 mi
Climbs to
5°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

6:51 PM

6:51 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:51 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Blue hour ends

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

8% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 9:44 PM

Moon in shadow
8%
Moon's height
33°
7:42 PM Penumbral begins 11° up
9:14 PM Partial begins 28° up
9:44 PM Greatest eclipse 33° up
10:14 PM Partial ends 38° up
11:46 PM Penumbral ends 49° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Supermoon - rises 6:47 PM in the E

6:47 PM – 7:02 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
6:47 PM Moonrise
7:07 PM 4°
12:53 AM Highest, 52°
6:41 AM 4°
7:02 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:47 PM in the E
Exactly full
9:41 PM
Distance
221,747 mi - supermoon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:47 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:06 AM–6:31 AM
  • Sunrise 6:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:31 AM–7:05 AM
  • Morning best color 6:45 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–6:51 PM
  • Moonrise 6:48 PM
  • Evening best color 6:49 PM
  • Sunset 6:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:51 PM–7:16 PM
  • Fully dark 8:17 PM–5:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Diwali Diwali in Nashville - lamps and fireworks from sunset at 4:44 PM
Sun 8 Nov 2026 5:29 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:14 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:14 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 1:01 AM International Space Station Modest pass, S to ESE, 18 deg up
Mon 9 Nov 2026 5:41 PM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Nashville - sunset at 4:42 PM
Wed 11 Nov 2026 4:42 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