South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Friday, May 5, 2028

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:47 AM

6:47 AM

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:47 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:02 PM

8:02 PM

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

7:30 PM Golden hour
8:02 PM Sunset
8:27 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 4:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:32 PM Dark enough
4:17 AM Best
4:53 AM Moonset
5:17 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
17°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
15% lost
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.

Event

Eid al-Adha

Islamic holiday

Eid al-Adha in South Padre Island - sunset at 8:02 PM

Evening from 8:02 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
8:02 PM
Sun toward WNW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
90% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
WNW, 6° up
at 7:32 PM

Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah, during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It remembers Ibrahim's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son at God's command. Families sacrifice a sheep, goat or other animal and share the meat with relatives, neighbors and the poor.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

87% lit

5:04 PM – 4:53 AM

E WSW
5:04 PM Moonrise
5:22 PM 4°
10:58 PM Highest, 55°
4:35 AM 4°
4:53 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:15 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:47 AM
  • Sunrise 6:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:47 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:59 AM
  • Moonrise 5:04 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:30 PM–8:02 PM
  • Evening best color 7:44 PM
  • Sunset 8:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:02 PM–8:27 PM
  • Fully dark 9:26 PM–5:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:56 AM–5:23 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

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