South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Monday, October 22, 2029

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:31 AM

7:31 AM

7:08 AM Blue hour
7:31 AM Sunrise
8:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:54 PM

6:54 PM

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

6:22 PM Golden hour
6:54 PM Sunset
7:17 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:24 PM Dark enough
5:09 AM Best
6:02 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
79% 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

Full moon

100% lit

6:58 PM – 8:36 AM

ENE WNW
6:58 PM Moonrise
7:16 PM 4°
1:45 AM Highest, 82°
8:17 AM 4°
8:36 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 7:08 AM–7:31 AM
  • Sunrise 7:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:31 AM–8:03 AM
  • Morning best color 7:42 AM
  • Moonset 7:44 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:22 PM–6:54 PM
  • Evening best color 6:36 PM
  • Sunset 6:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:54 PM–7:17 PM
  • Moonrise 6:58 PM
  • Fully dark 8:11 PM–6:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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