South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Tuesday, October 12, 2027

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:26 AM

7:26 AM

7:03 AM Blue hour
7:26 AM Sunrise
7:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:04 PM

7:04 PM

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

6:33 PM Golden hour
7:04 PM Sunset
7:27 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:34 PM Dark enough
5:04 AM Best
5:56 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
73°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
16% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit

5:20 PM – 5:39 AM

E W
5:20 PM Moonrise
5:38 PM 4°
11:29 PM Highest, 64°
5:21 AM 4°
5:39 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:47 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:03 AM–7:26 AM
  • Sunrise 7:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:26 AM–7:57 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Moonrise 5:20 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:33 PM–7:04 PM
  • Evening best color 6:46 PM
  • Sunset 7:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:04 PM–7:27 PM
  • Fully dark 8:20 PM–6:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:40 AM–6:09 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:21 PM in the E Thu 14 Oct 2027 6:21 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 8:26 PM Milky Way Visible 8:12 PM to 9:22 PM with no moon, 20° above the southwestern horizon - 7 nights 21 Oct to 27 Oct
Thu 21 Oct 2027 8:12 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 6:10 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 8:34 AM Halloween Halloween night in South Padre Island - waxing crescent moon Sun 31 Oct 2027 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in South Padre Island - sunset at 6:47 PM Mon 1 Nov 2027 6:47 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