South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Thursday, December 17, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:40 PM

5:40 PM

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

5:05 PM Golden hour
5:40 PM Sunset
6:05 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

55% lit

12:38 PM – 1:21 AM

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12:38 PM Moonrise
12:56 PM 4°
6:58 PM Highest, 69°
1:03 AM 4°
1:21 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:09 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:44 AM
  • Moonrise 12:38 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:05 PM–5:40 PM
  • Sunset 5:40 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:40 PM–6:05 PM
  • Evening best color 5:55 PM
  • Fully dark 7:02 PM–5:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:22 AM–5:47 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 30m of light · sunset 5:41 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 2:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 7:11 PM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:24 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 5:24 PM Quadrantids Around 16 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 7:19 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 2:23 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:20 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 5:20 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 Partial solar eclipse 66.8% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 12:03 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it