South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Tuesday, October 19, 2027

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:29 AM

7:29 AM

7:06 AM Blue hour
7:29 AM Sunrise
8:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:57 PM

6:57 PM

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

6:26 PM Golden hour
6:57 PM Sunset
7:20 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:27 PM Dark enough
10:06 PM Moonrise
5:12 AM Best
6:00 AM Too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
60% 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

81% lit

10:06 PM – 12:34 PM

ENE WNW
10:06 PM Moonrise
10:27 PM 4°
5:21 AM Highest, 89°
12:13 PM 4°
12:34 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:06 AM–7:29 AM
  • Sunrise 7:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:29 AM–8:01 AM
  • Morning best color 7:40 AM
  • Moonset 11:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:26 PM–6:57 PM
  • Evening best color 6:39 PM
  • Sunset 6:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:57 PM–7:20 PM
  • Fully dark 8:14 PM–6:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:14 PM–10:14 PM
  • Moonrise 10:07 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