South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Thursday, October 11, 2029

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:25 AM

7:25 AM

7:02 AM Blue hour
7:25 AM Sunrise
7:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:04 PM

7:04 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:33 PM Golden hour
7:04 PM Sunset
7:27 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:34 PM Dark enough
10:28 PM Moonset
5:04 AM Best
5:56 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
73°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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.

Moon

Waxing crescent

21% lit

11:42 AM – 10:28 PM

ESE WSW
11:42 AM Moonrise
12:03 PM 4°
5:05 PM Highest, 40°
10:08 PM 4°
10:28 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 7:02 AM–7:25 AM
  • Sunrise 7:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:25 AM–7:56 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Moonrise 11:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:33 PM–7:04 PM
  • Evening best color 6:46 PM
  • Sunset 7:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:04 PM–7:27 PM
  • Fully dark 8:21 PM–6:09 AM
  • Moonset 10:28 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:31 PM–6:09 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

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