Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
High 92°F, low 60°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
4%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
58%
Wind
5 mph
6:16 AM Blue hour
6:28 AM Best color
6:42 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 33 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, S to E

Rose 5:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:17 AM
until 5:21 AM
Visible for
3m 40s
Highest
30° SE
Ends
Sets E

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

Sunset

Fair

6:30 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
9%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
41%
Wind
5 mph
5:56 PM Golden hour
6:23 PM Best color
6:30 PM Sunset
6:56 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 35 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 7:56 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:56 PM to 9:26 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 18° above it
Highest at
7:56 PM
Sky fully dark
7:56 PM to 5:18 AM
Sky darkness
None
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

71% lit

8:52 PM – 12:22 PM

ENE WNW
8:52 PM Moonrise
9:15 PM 4°
4:35 AM Highest, 81°
11:58 AM 4°
12:22 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 77°F Clear sky
4% dry 58% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 91°F Mainly clear
38% dry 42% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 84°F Clear sky
9% dry 41% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:16 AM–6:42 AM
  • Morning best color 6:28 AM
  • Sunrise 6:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:42 AM–7:16 AM
  • Moonset 12:23 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:56 PM–6:30 PM
  • Evening best color 6:23 PM
  • Sunset 6:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:30 PM–6:56 PM
  • Fully dark 7:56 PM–5:18 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:56 PM–9:56 PM
  • Moonrise 9:48 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

International Space Station Modest pass, NE to NE, 24 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 4:54 AM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:38 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Fair, space jellyfish ESE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:30 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:34 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:26 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:26 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:18 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