South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Sunday, October 11, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA
High 82°F, low 80°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
63%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
70%
Wind
17 mph
7:02 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Best color
7:25 AM Sunrise
7:56 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, NNW to ENE

Rose 6:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNE
When
6:43 AM
until 6:47 AM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
15° NNE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Good

7:04 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
75%
Wind
11 mph
6:33 PM Golden hour
7:04 PM Sunset
7:20 PM Best color
7:28 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.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:21 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:21 PM to 10:01 PM
Where to look
Southwestern horizon, up to 24° above it
Highest at
8:21 PM
Sky fully dark
8:21 PM to 6:09 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

New moon

1% lit

8:20 AM – 7:34 PM

ESE WSW
8:20 AM Moonrise
8:39 AM 4°
1:57 PM Highest, 48°
7:15 PM 4°
7:34 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 81°F Partly cloudy
63% dry 70% 17 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 82°F Overcast
100% dry 67% 16 mph
Evening 7 PM 82°F Overcast
100% dry 75% 11 mph
Late Night 11 PM 81°F Overcast
100% dry 83% 13 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:02 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 7:11 AM
  • Sunrise 7:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:25 AM–7:56 AM
  • Moonrise 8:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:33 PM–7:04 PM
  • Sunset 7:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:04 PM–7:28 PM
  • Evening best color 7:20 PM
  • Moonset 7:34 PM
  • Fully dark 8:21 PM–6:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:21 PM–6:09 AM

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