Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Thursday, May 4, 2028

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:07 PM Dark enough
3:22 AM Best
3:29 AM Moonset
4:19 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
12°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

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

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

5:50 AM

5:50 AM

5:22 AM Blue hour
5:50 AM Sunrise
6:25 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:37 PM

7:37 PM

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

7:01 PM Golden hour
7:37 PM Sunset
8:05 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

78% lit

3:17 PM – 3:29 AM

E W
3:17 PM Moonrise
3:38 PM 4°
9:25 PM Highest, 52°
3:09 AM 4°
3:29 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:59 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:22 AM–5:50 AM
  • Sunrise 5:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:50 AM–6:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:04 AM
  • Moonrise 3:18 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:01 PM–7:37 PM
  • Evening best color 7:36 PM
  • Sunset 7:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:37 PM–8:05 PM
  • Fully dark 9:14 PM–4:11 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:34 AM–4:11 AM

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