Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Tuesday, January 2, 2029

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:14 PM Dark enough
7:12 PM Moonrise
4:29 AM Best
5:28 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
73% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

6:58 AM

6:58 AM

6:29 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:44 PM

4:44 PM

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

4:04 PM Golden hour
4:44 PM Sunset
5:12 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

7:12 PM – 8:57 AM

ENE W
7:12 PM Moonrise
7:33 PM 4°
2:07 AM Highest, 67°
8:36 AM 4°
8:57 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 6:29 AM–6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:37 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Moonset 8:21 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:04 PM–4:44 PM
  • Evening best color 4:42 PM
  • Sunset 4:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:44 PM–5:12 PM
  • Fully dark 6:16 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:16 PM–7:16 PM
  • Moonrise 7:13 PM

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