South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA
High 91°F, low 83°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
99%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
84%
Wind
14 mph
6:58 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Best color
7:21 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

Modest pass, WNW to NNE

Rose 6:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:49 AM
until 6:53 AM
Visible for
4m 0s
Highest
16° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

Good

7:15 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
92%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
81%
Wind
19 mph
6:44 PM Golden hour
7:15 PM Sunset
7:30 PM Best color
7:38 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

Brilliant pass, NW to SE

Rose 7:54 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to E
When
7:54 PM
until 8:00 PM
Visible for
6m 30s
Highest
83° E
Ends
Sets SE

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:31 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:31 PM to 10:41 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 28° above it
Highest at
8:31 PM
Sky fully dark
8:31 PM to 6:05 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

71% 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 85°F Overcast
99% dry 84% 14 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 89°F Overcast
100% dry 78% 19 mph
Evening 7 PM 86°F Overcast
92% dry 81% 19 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:58 AM–7:21 AM
  • Morning best color 7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:21 AM–7:51 AM
  • Moonset 12:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:44 PM–7:15 PM
  • Sunset 7:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:15 PM–7:38 PM
  • Evening best color 7:30 PM
  • Fully dark 8:31 PM–6:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:31 PM–11:11 PM
  • Moonrise 11:03 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it