South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Tuesday, January 2, 2029

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:19 PM Dark enough
8:11 PM Moonrise
4:49 AM Best
5:46 AM Too light
Estimate
~7/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
38°
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

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

6:51 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:49 PM

5:49 PM

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

5:15 PM Golden hour
5:49 PM Sunset
6:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

8:11 PM – 9:28 AM

ENE W
8:11 PM Moonrise
8:29 PM 4°
2:51 AM Highest, 77°
9:10 AM 4°
9:28 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 6:51 AM–7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:50 AM
  • Morning best color 7:27 AM
  • Moonset 8:47 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:15 PM–5:49 PM
  • Evening best color 5:31 PM
  • Sunset 5:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:49 PM–6:14 PM
  • Fully dark 7:11 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:11 PM–8:11 PM
  • Moonrise 8:11 PM

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