Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
High 89°F, low 66°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 5:33 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 5:36 AM–5:41 AM, SE, low on the horizon, its top about 4° up

Look
SE
Crossing your sky
When
5:33 AM
Highest around 5:42 AM
Distance
638 mi
Climbs to
7°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Land - Landing Zone 40
Video
▶ NASA
Mission
Resupply
35th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
54%
Wind
5 mph
6:26 AM Blue hour
6:44 AM Best color
6:52 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 32 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, E to ESE

Rose 4:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Rising, then up to E
When
4:49 AM
until 4:51 AM
Visible for
1m 20s
Highest
23° E
Ends
Sets ESE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, S to E

Rose 5:33 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:33 AM
until 5:38 AM
Visible for
4m 30s
Highest
18° SE
Ends
Sets E

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, W to S

Rose 6:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SSW
When
6:22 AM
until 6:26 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
22° SSW
Ends
Fades at 15°

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

Sunset

Good

6:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
52%
Wind
5 mph
5:39 PM Golden hour
6:07 PM Best color
6:13 PM Sunset
6:39 PM Blue hour ends

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

9% lit

9:59 AM – 7:41 PM

SE SW
9:59 AM Moonrise
10:23 AM 4°
2:50 PM Highest, 29°
7:18 PM 4°
7:41 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 72°F Clear sky
0% dry 54% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 89°F Clear sky
0% dry 30% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 79°F Clear sky
0% dry 52% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 74°F Clear sky
0% dry 62% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:26 AM–6:52 AM
  • Morning best color 6:44 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:27 AM
  • Moonrise 10:00 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:39 PM–6:13 PM
  • Evening best color 6:07 PM
  • Sunset 6:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:13 PM–6:39 PM
  • Fully dark 7:39 PM–5:28 AM
  • Moonset 7:42 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:49 PM–5:28 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:25 AM 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 5:04 AM 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 12:18 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 4:40 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 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
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