South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Friday, October 23, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:32 AM

7:32 AM

7:08 AM Blue hour
7:32 AM Sunrise
8:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:53 PM

6:53 PM

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

6:22 PM Golden hour
6:53 PM Sunset
7:17 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 5:38 AM

The night8:23 PM – 6:02 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
80°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
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

Bright pass, W to NE

Rises 7:22 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NW
When
7:22 PM
until 7:28 PM
Visible for
5m 50s
Highest
37° NW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit

5:14 PM – 5:55 AM

E W
5:14 PM Moonrise
5:31 PM 4°
11:32 PM Highest, 69°
5:37 AM 4°
5:55 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:56 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:08 AM–7:32 AM
  • Morning best color 7:17 AM
  • Sunrise 7:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:32 AM–8:03 AM
  • Moonrise 5:14 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:22 PM–6:53 PM
  • Sunset 6:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:53 PM–7:17 PM
  • Evening best color 7:09 PM
  • Fully dark 8:11 PM–6:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:01 AM–6:15 AM

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