South Padre Island, Texas, USA

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:17 AM

7:17 AM

6:52 AM Blue hour
7:17 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Starship | Flight 7

Launch failed - good from here

Lifted off 4:37 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Crossing your sky
When
4:37 PM
Highest around 4:46 PM
Distance
8 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Orbital Launch Pad 1
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Landing
4:44 PM
Land - Orbital Launch Mount A, back toward S

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

5:59 PM

5:59 PM

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

5:26 PM Golden hour
5:59 PM Sunset
6:24 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

92% lit

8:50 PM – 9:51 AM

E W
8:50 PM Moonrise
9:08 PM 4°
3:23 AM Highest, 74°
9:33 AM 4°
9:51 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 6:52 AM–7:17 AM
  • Sunrise 7:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:17 AM–7:50 AM
  • Morning best color 7:28 AM
  • Moonset 9:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:26 PM–5:59 PM
  • Evening best color 5:41 PM
  • Sunset 5:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:59 PM–6:24 PM
  • Fully dark 7:20 PM–5:56 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:20 PM–8:50 PM
  • Moonrise 8:50 PM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in South Padre Island - sunset at 5:46 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:46 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:16 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:16 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in South Padre Island - sunset at 5:46 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:46 PM International Space Station Bright pass, NNW to ESE, 46 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:45 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:14 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