South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Sunday, October 17, 2027

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:28 AM

7:28 AM

7:05 AM Blue hour
7:28 AM Sunrise
7:59 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:59 PM

6:59 PM

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

6:28 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:29 PM Dark enough
5:14 AM Best
5:59 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
76°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
73% 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

Waning gibbous

95% lit

8:18 PM – 10:32 AM

ENE WNW
8:18 PM Moonrise
8:38 PM 4°
3:23 AM Highest, 88°
10:11 AM 4°
10:32 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:05 AM–7:28 AM
  • Sunrise 7:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:28 AM–7:59 AM
  • Morning best color 7:39 AM
  • Moonset 9:29 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:28 PM–6:59 PM
  • Evening best color 6:41 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:16 PM–6:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:16 PM–8:26 PM
  • Moonrise 8:19 PM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

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 Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in South Padre Island - sunset at 6:46 PM Tue 2 Nov 2027 6:46 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