Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Wednesday, October 20, 2027

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:35 PM Dark enough
9:57 PM Moonrise
4:35 AM Best
5:29 AM Too light
Estimate
~8/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
52% 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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:58 AM

6:58 AM

6:32 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:05 PM

6:05 PM

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

5:30 PM Golden hour
6:05 PM Sunset
6:31 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

72% lit

8:53 PM – 12:20 PM

ENE WNW
8:53 PM Moonrise
9:17 PM 4°
4:37 AM Highest, 81°
11:57 AM 4°
12:20 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 6:32 AM–6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:33 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Moonset 12:21 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:30 PM–6:05 PM
  • Evening best color 6:03 PM
  • Sunset 6:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:05 PM–6:31 PM
  • Fully dark 7:30 PM–5:33 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:30 PM–10:00 PM
  • Moonrise 9:57 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Orionids Around 9 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 7:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 8:34 AM Halloween Halloween night in Nashville - waxing crescent moon Sun 31 Oct 2027 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Nashville - sunset at 5:51 PM Mon 1 Nov 2027 5:51 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Nashville - sunset at 5:50 PM Tue 2 Nov 2027 5:50 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 7:18 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 10:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 4.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 8:22 AM Partial solar eclipse 48.3% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 11:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 10:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 4:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 9.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 1:19 PM Total lunar eclipse 80% 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 Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 9:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 89.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 12:11 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it