South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Friday, October 18, 2024

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:29 AM

7:29 AM

7:06 AM Blue hour
7:29 AM Sunrise
8:00 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:57 PM

6:57 PM

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

6:26 PM Golden hour
6:57 PM Sunset
7:21 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:27 PM Dark enough
5:12 AM Best
6:00 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
76% 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

Waning gibbous

98% lit

7:53 PM – 9:56 AM

ENE WNW
7:53 PM Moonrise
8:12 PM 4°
2:51 AM Highest, 86°
9:36 AM 4°
9:56 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 7:06 AM–7:29 AM
  • Sunrise 7:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:29 AM–8:00 AM
  • Morning best color 7:40 AM
  • Moonset 8:45 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:26 PM–6:57 PM
  • Evening best color 6:39 PM
  • Sunset 6:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:57 PM–7:21 PM
  • Moonrise 7:53 PM
  • Fully dark 8:14 PM–6:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, WNW to SSE, 36 deg up
Thu 5 Nov 2026 5:48 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to E, 28 deg up
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:22 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 7:14 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 7:14 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