South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Friday, October 19, 2029

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:30 AM

7:30 AM

7:06 AM Blue hour
7:30 AM Sunrise
8:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:56 PM

6:56 PM

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

6:25 PM Golden hour
6:56 PM Sunset
7:20 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:11 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:26 PM Dark enough
5:11 AM Best
6:00 AM Too light
Estimate
~13/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
21% lost
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

94% lit

5:16 PM – 5:59 AM

E W
5:16 PM Moonrise
5:34 PM 4°
11:37 PM Highest, 70°
5:41 AM 4°
5:59 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:08 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:06 AM–7:30 AM
  • Sunrise 7:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:30 AM–8:01 AM
  • Morning best color 7:41 AM
  • Moonrise 5:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:25 PM–6:56 PM
  • Evening best color 6:39 PM
  • Sunset 6:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:56 PM–7:20 PM
  • Fully dark 8:14 PM–6:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:04 AM–6:13 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