South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:15 AM

7:15 AM

6:52 AM Blue hour
7:15 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:30 PM

7:30 PM

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

6:59 PM Golden hour
7:30 PM Sunset
7:53 PM Blue hour ends

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

8% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 9:44 PM

Moon in shadow
8%
Moon's height
30°
7:42 PM Penumbral begins 4° up
9:14 PM Partial begins 23° up
9:44 PM Greatest eclipse 30° up
10:14 PM Partial ends 36° up
11:46 PM Penumbral ends 53° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Supermoon - rises 7:26 PM in the E

7:26 PM – 7:45 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
7:26 PM Moonrise
7:44 PM 4°
1:34 AM Highest, 62°
7:27 AM 4°
7:45 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:26 PM in the E
Exactly full
9:41 PM
Distance
221,747 mi - supermoon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:38 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:52 AM–7:15 AM
  • Sunrise 7:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:15 AM–7:46 AM
  • Morning best color 7:26 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:59 PM–7:30 PM
  • Evening best color 7:12 PM
  • Moonrise 7:27 PM
  • Sunset 7:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:30 PM–7:53 PM
  • Fully dark 8:47 PM–5:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, SSE to SE, 42 deg up
Fri 6 Nov 2026 5:03 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to SSE, 55 deg up
Fri 6 Nov 2026 6:59 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 6 Nov 2026 7:13 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 6 Nov 2026 7:13 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 1:01 AM Veterans Day Veterans Day in South Padre Island - sunset at 5:41 PM Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:41 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 10:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 21% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:47 AM Partial solar eclipse 38.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 10:47 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 10:22 PM 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