Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Saturday, October 20, 2029

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:34 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:34 PM Dark enough
4:34 AM Best
5:30 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
42% 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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:59 AM

6:59 AM

6:33 AM Blue hour
6:59 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:04 PM

6:04 PM

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

5:29 PM Golden hour
6:04 PM Sunset
6:30 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit

4:57 PM – 6:20 AM

E WNW
4:57 PM Moonrise
5:16 PM 4°
11:36 PM Highest, 64°
5:59 AM 4°
6:20 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:24 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–6:59 AM
  • Sunrise 6:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:59 AM–7:34 AM
  • Morning best color 7:13 AM
  • Moonrise 4:57 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:29 PM–6:04 PM
  • Evening best color 6:03 PM
  • Sunset 6:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:04 PM–6:30 PM
  • Fully dark 7:30 PM–5:34 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
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Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 1:19 PM Total lunar eclipse 80% 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 Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 9:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 89.6% of the Sun covered
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