Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Monday, December 15, 2025

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 91 an hour

Best around 1:33 AM

Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

6:22 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:33 PM

4:33 PM

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

3:54 PM Golden hour
4:33 PM Sunset
5:02 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

16% lit

2:54 AM – 1:28 PM

ESE WSW
2:54 AM Moonrise
3:16 AM 4°
8:11 AM Highest, 37°
1:06 PM 4°
1:28 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:55 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:22 AM–6:51 AM
  • Morning best color 6:48 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:30 AM
  • Moonset 1:28 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:54 PM–4:33 PM
  • Evening best color 4:25 PM
  • Sunset 4:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:33 PM–5:02 PM
  • Fully dark 6:05 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:05 PM–3:55 AM

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Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:18 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 1:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:12 AM 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
Wed 27 Sep 2034 9:46 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
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