Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Saturday, December 6, 2025

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 10 an hour

Best around 2:17 AM

Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
73% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

6:44 AM

6:44 AM

6:16 AM Blue hour
6:44 AM Sunrise
7:23 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:32 PM

4:32 PM

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

3:52 PM Golden hour
4:32 PM Sunset
5:00 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

6:18 PM – 9:43 AM

ENE WNW
6:18 PM Moonrise
6:42 PM 4°
2:04 AM Highest, 80°
9:20 AM 4°
9:43 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 6:16 AM–6:44 AM
  • Morning best color 6:42 AM
  • Sunrise 6:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:44 AM–7:23 AM
  • Moonset 8:50 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:52 PM–4:32 PM
  • Evening best color 4:23 PM
  • Sunset 4:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:32 PM–5:00 PM
  • Fully dark 6:03 PM–5:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:03 PM–6:23 PM
  • Moonrise 6:18 PM

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Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:04 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:26 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:26 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 10:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 4.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 8:22 AM Partial solar eclipse 48.3% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 11:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 10:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 4:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 9.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 1:19 PM Total lunar eclipse 80% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 5:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
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Every celestial event, and where else to see it