South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA
High 92°F, low 83°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
5%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
84%
Wind
13 mph
6:57 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Best color
7:20 AM Sunrise
7:51 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, W to NE

Rose 6:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NW
When
6:12 AM
until 6:16 AM
Visible for
3m 40s
Highest
58° NW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Fair

7:16 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
7%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
78%
Wind
16 mph
6:45 PM Golden hour
7:16 PM Sunset
7:31 PM Best color
7:39 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, WNW to SSW

Rose 8:41 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:41 PM
until 8:45 PM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
43° SW
Ends
Fades at 36°

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:33 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:33 PM to 10:03 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 28° above it
Highest at
8:33 PM
Sky fully dark
8:33 PM to 6:04 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

Waning gibbous

81% lit

10:05 PM – 12:34 PM

ENE WNW
10:05 PM Moonrise
10:25 PM 4°
5:17 AM Highest, 89°
12:14 PM 4°
12:34 PM 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 Clear sky
5% dry 84% 13 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 92°F Mainly clear
38% dry 69% 17 mph
Evening 7 PM 87°F Clear sky
7% dry 78% 16 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:57 AM–7:20 AM
  • Morning best color 7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–7:51 AM
  • Moonset 11:27 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:45 PM–7:16 PM
  • Sunset 7:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:16 PM–7:39 PM
  • Evening best color 7:31 PM
  • Fully dark 8:33 PM–6:04 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:33 PM–10:13 PM
  • Moonrise 10:05 PM

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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it