Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Thursday, October 17, 2024

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:56 AM

6:56 AM

6:30 AM Blue hour
6:56 AM Sunrise
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:08 PM

6:08 PM

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

5:33 PM Golden hour
6:08 PM Sunset
6:34 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:38 PM Dark enough
4:38 AM Best
5:27 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
79% 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

Full moon

100% lit

6:13 PM – 8:21 AM

ENE WNW
6:13 PM Moonrise
6:33 PM 4°
1:13 AM Highest, 70°
7:59 AM 4°
8:21 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 6:30 AM–6:56 AM
  • Sunrise 6:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:56 AM–7:31 AM
  • Moonset 7:04 AM
  • Morning best color 7:10 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:33 PM–6:08 PM
  • Evening best color 6:06 PM
  • Sunset 6:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:08 PM–6:34 PM
  • Moonrise 6:13 PM
  • Fully dark 7:33 PM–5:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to S, 19 deg up
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:28 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