South Padre Island, Texas, USA

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:46 AM

6:46 AM

6:21 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:39 PM

5:39 PM

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

5:07 PM Golden hour
5:39 PM Sunset
6:04 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:09 PM Dark enough
12:54 AM Best
1:55 AM Moonrise
5:16 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
87°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:09 PM Dark enough
12:54 AM Best
1:55 AM Moonrise
5:16 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
80°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

Waning crescent

35% lit

1:00 AM – 2:00 PM

E W
1:00 AM Moonrise
1:19 AM 4°
7:32 AM Highest, 73°
1:42 PM 4°
2:00 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:21 AM–6:46 AM
  • Sunrise 6:46 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:46 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 6:57 AM
  • Moonset 2:00 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:07 PM–5:39 PM
  • Evening best color 5:22 PM
  • Sunset 5:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:39 PM–6:04 PM
  • Fully dark 6:59 PM–5:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:59 PM–1:59 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in South Padre Island - sunset at 5:46 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:46 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:16 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:16 PM International Space Station Bright pass, NNW to ESE, 46 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:45 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to NNE, 16 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:46 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:14 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

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