South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Monday, September 28, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA
High 91°F, low 80°F.

Rocket launch

Starship | Starlink Group 31-1

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 7:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Crossing your sky
When
7:48 AM
Highest around 7:57 AM
Distance
8 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Orbital Launch Pad 2
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Landing
Ocean - Gulf of Mexico

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

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
20%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
6:56 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Best color
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SW to ENE

Rose 6:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:31 AM
until 6:37 AM
Visible for
5m 50s
Highest
53° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Fair

7:18 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
45%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
79%
Wind
15 mph
6:48 PM Golden hour
7:18 PM Sunset
7:34 PM Best color
7:41 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NNW to NNE

Rose 8:39 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNE
When
8:39 PM
until 8:41 PM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
32° NNE
Ends
Fades at 32°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

8:30 PM – 10:19 AM

ENE WNW
8:30 PM Moonrise
8:49 PM 4°
3:21 AM Highest, 83°
10:00 AM 4°
10:19 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 86°F Mainly clear
20% dry 80% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 90°F Mainly clear
28% dry 75% 12 mph
Evening 7 PM 84°F Partly cloudy
45% dry 79% 15 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:56 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:50 AM
  • Moonset 9:14 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:48 PM–7:18 PM
  • Sunset 7:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:18 PM–7:41 PM
  • Evening best color 7:34 PM
  • Moonrise 8:30 PM
  • Fully dark 8:35 PM–6:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 8:29 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, SSW to SSE, 36 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 8:08 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:26 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:24 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:24 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:14 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 1:01 AM 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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