South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Friday, October 16, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA
High 86°F, low 73°F.

Sunset

Low

6:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
22%around 7 PM
Rain chance
2%around 7 PM
Humidity
53%
Wind
27 mph
6:28 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:15 PM Best color
7:23 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 7:11 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
79°
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, NNW to N

Rose 6:24 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:24 AM
until 6:26 AM
Visible for
1m 20s
Highest
15° NNW
Ends
Sets N

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, WSW to SSE

Rose 6:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SW
When
6:38 AM
until 6:42 AM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
27° SW
Ends
Sets SSE

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
95%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
72%
Wind
10 mph
7:05 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Best color
7:28 AM Sunrise
7:59 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 7:11 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waxing crescent

32% lit

12:58 PM – 11:21 PM

ESE WSW
12:58 PM Moonrise
1:19 PM 4°
6:09 PM Highest, 37°
10:59 PM 4°
11:21 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 81°F Overcast
95% 0% 72% 10 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 81°F Overcast
100% 24% 79% 29 mph
Evening 7 PM 77°F Mainly clear
22% 2% 53% 27 mph
Late Night 11 PM 73°F Clear sky
9% 1% 47% 27 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:05 AM–7:28 AM
  • Morning best color 7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:28 AM–7:59 AM
  • Moonrise 12:59 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:28 PM–6:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:23 PM
  • Evening best color 7:15 PM
  • Fully dark 8:16 PM–6:11 AM
  • Moonset 11:21 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:26 PM–6:11 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:56 AM 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 12:59 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 1:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:55 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:08 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