Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
High 75°F, low 50°F.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

6:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
1%around 9 AM
Humidity
77%
Wind
11 mph
6:29 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Best color
6:55 AM Sunrise
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 7:11 PM

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, ESE to ENE

Rose 4:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ESE
Rising, then up to ESE
When
4:51 AM
until 4:53 AM
Visible for
2m 10s
Highest
28° ESE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to N

Rose 6:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NW
When
6:25 AM
until 6:29 AM
Visible for
4m 0s
Highest
24° NW
Ends
Fades at 19°

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

Sunset

Fair

6:09 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
2%around 7 PM
Rain chance
15%around 7 PM
Humidity
60%
Wind
8 mph
5:35 PM Golden hour
6:03 PM Best color
6:09 PM Sunset
6:35 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 7:11 PM

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

32% lit

12:47 PM – 10:06 PM

SE SW
12:47 PM Moonrise
1:12 PM 4°
5:27 PM Highest, 26°
9:42 PM 4°
10:06 PM Moonset

Current local time: 7:11 PM

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 68°F Overcast
100% 1% 77% 11 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 59°F Overcast
100% 3% 77% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 54°F Clear sky
2% 15% 60% 8 mph
Late Night 11 PM 50°F Clear sky
3% 0% 66% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:29 AM–6:55 AM
  • Morning best color 6:46 AM
  • Sunrise 6:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:55 AM–7:29 AM
  • Moonrise 12:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:35 PM–6:09 PM
  • Evening best color 6:03 PM
  • Sunset 6:09 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:09 PM–6:35 PM
  • Fully dark 7:35 PM–5:30 AM
  • Moonset 10:06 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:15 PM–5:30 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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 Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:12 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
Wed 6 Aug 2036 9:51 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it