South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Wednesday, October 17, 2029

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:29 AM

7:29 AM

7:05 AM Blue hour
7:29 AM Sunrise
8:00 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:58 PM

6:58 PM

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

6:27 PM Golden hour
6:58 PM Sunset
7:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:28 PM Dark enough
4:16 AM Moonset
5:13 AM Best
5:59 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
76°
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 gibbous

81% lit

4:13 PM – 4:16 AM

E W
4:13 PM Moonrise
4:31 PM 4°
10:13 PM Highest, 60°
3:58 AM 4°
4:16 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:23 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:05 AM–7:29 AM
  • Sunrise 7:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:29 AM–8:00 AM
  • Morning best color 7:40 AM
  • Moonrise 4:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:27 PM–6:58 PM
  • Evening best color 6:40 PM
  • Sunset 6:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:58 PM–7:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:15 PM–6:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:25 AM–6:12 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