Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
High 68°F, low 40°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
57%
Wind
5 mph
6:30 AM Blue hour
6:56 AM Sunrise
7:00 AM Best color
7:31 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 11 an hour

Best around 5:22 AM

From 7:37 PM to 5:27 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, NE to NE

Rises 4:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NE
Rising, then up to NE
When
4:54 AM
until 4:56 AM
Visible for
1m 20s
Highest
23° NE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NW to NNW

Rises 6:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:28 AM
until 6:30 AM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
12° NNW
Ends
Sets NNW

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

Sunset

Good

6:07 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
35%
Wind
2 mph
5:32 PM Golden hour
6:00 PM Best color
6:07 PM Sunset
6:33 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

50% lit

2:09 PM – 12:04 AM

ESE WSW
2:09 PM Moonrise
2:33 PM 4°
7:07 PM Highest, 31°
11:41 PM 4°
12:04 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 50°F Clear sky
0% 0% 57% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 68°F Clear sky
0% 0% 27% 1 mph
Evening 7 PM 61°F Clear sky
0% 0% 35% 2 mph
Late Night 11 PM 57°F Clear sky
0% 0% 47% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:30 AM–6:56 AM
  • Morning best color 6:48 AM
  • Sunrise 6:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:56 AM–7:31 AM
  • Moonrise 2:10 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:32 PM–6:07 PM
  • Evening best color 6:00 PM
  • Sunset 6:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:07 PM–6:33 PM
  • Fully dark 7:33 PM–5:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:13 AM–5:32 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