South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Wednesday, January 2, 2030

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:19 PM Dark enough
4:49 AM Best
5:46 AM Too light
Estimate
~52/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

6:51 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:49 PM

5:49 PM

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

5:15 PM Golden hour
5:49 PM Sunset
6:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

3% lit

5:47 AM – 4:34 PM

ESE WSW
5:47 AM Moonrise
6:07 AM 4°
11:11 AM Highest, 41°
4:14 PM 4°
4:34 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:47 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:51 AM–7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:50 AM
  • Morning best color 7:27 AM
  • Moonset 4:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:15 PM–5:49 PM
  • Evening best color 5:31 PM
  • Sunset 5:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:49 PM–6:14 PM
  • Fully dark 7:11 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:11 PM–5:54 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