South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Thursday, October 22, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:31 AM

7:31 AM

7:08 AM Blue hour
7:31 AM Sunrise
8:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:54 PM

6:54 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:23 PM Golden hour
6:54 PM Sunset
7:17 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:39 AM

The night8:24 PM – 6:02 AM+1

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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, WNW to NNW

Rises 8:23 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
8:23 PM
until 8:25 PM
Visible for
2m 40s
Highest
20° NNW
Ends
Fades at 20°

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

86% lit

4:42 PM – 4:56 AM

E W
4:42 PM Moonrise
5:00 PM 4°
10:48 PM Highest, 62°
4:38 AM 4°
4:56 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:00 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:08 AM–7:31 AM
  • Morning best color 7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:31 AM–8:02 AM
  • Moonrise 4:42 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:23 PM–6:54 PM
  • Sunset 6:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:54 PM–7:17 PM
  • Evening best color 7:10 PM
  • Fully dark 8:11 PM–6:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:01 AM–6:14 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

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 Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:37 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:37 PM 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