Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
High 60°F, low 46°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
12%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
70%
Wind
13 mph
6:30 AM Blue hour
6:56 AM Sunrise
6:59 AM Best color
7:30 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 5:23 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

Bright pass, WNW to NE

Rises 5:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:39 AM
until 5:43 AM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
38° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Fair

6:08 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
38%
Wind
7 mph
5:33 PM Golden hour
6:02 PM Best color
6:08 PM Sunset
6:34 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

41% lit

1:31 PM – 11:04 PM

SE SW
1:31 PM Moonrise
1:56 PM 4°
6:18 PM Highest, 28°
10:40 PM 4°
11:04 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 50°F Clear sky
12% 0% 70% 13 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 59°F Clear sky
6% 0% 40% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 54°F Clear sky
0% 0% 38% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 46°F Clear sky
0% 0% 44% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:30 AM–6:56 AM
  • Morning best color 6:47 AM
  • Sunrise 6:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:56 AM–7:30 AM
  • Moonrise 1:32 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:33 PM–6:08 PM
  • Evening best color 6:01 PM
  • Sunset 6:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:08 PM–6:34 PM
  • Fully dark 7:34 PM–5:31 AM
  • Moonset 11:05 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:14 PM–5:31 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