South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Saturday, October 17, 2026

← Previous day Friday Fri, Oct 16
DATE
Next day → Sunday Sun, Oct 18
TODAY
South Padre Island, Texas, USA
High 73°F, low 64°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

7:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
3%around 9 AM
Humidity
67%
Wind
26 mph
7:05 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Best color
7:28 AM Sunrise
8:00 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
80°
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

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SE to SE

Rises 5:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SE
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:42 AM
until 5:43 AM
Visible for
0m 50s
Highest
18° SE
Ends
Sets SE

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

Sunset

Good

6:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
69%around 7 PM
Rain chance
1%around 7 PM
Humidity
50%
Wind
19 mph
6:27 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:14 PM Best color
7:22 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.

Moon

First quarter

41% lit

1:45 PM – 12:16 AM

ESE WSW
1:45 PM Moonrise
2:05 PM 4°
7:01 PM Highest, 38°
11:55 PM 4°
12:16 AM 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 64°F Overcast
100% 3% 67% 26 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 70°F Mainly clear
34% 3% 61% 25 mph
Evening 7 PM 68°F Partly cloudy
69% 1% 50% 19 mph
Late Night 11 PM 70°F Partly cloudy
69% 1% 54% 14 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:05 AM–7:28 AM
  • Morning best color 7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:28 AM–8:00 AM
  • Moonrise 1:45 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:27 PM–6:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:22 PM
  • Evening best color 7:14 PM
  • Fully dark 8:16 PM–6:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:26 AM–6:12 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