South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA Wednesday 6 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:50 AM

Radiant climbs to
37°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
54% lost
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:47 AM

6:47 AM

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:47 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:02 PM

8:02 PM

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

7:31 PM Golden hour
8:02 PM Sunset
8:27 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

79% lit

12:41 AM – 11:12 AM

ESE WSW
12:41 AM Moonrise
1:01 AM 4°
5:57 AM Highest, 38°
10:51 AM 4°
11:12 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 6:23 AM–6:47 AM
  • Morning best color 6:30 AM
  • Sunrise 6:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:47 AM–7:19 AM
  • Moonset 10:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:31 PM–8:02 PM
  • Sunset 8:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:02 PM–8:27 PM
  • Evening best color 8:18 PM
  • Fully dark 9:26 PM–5:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:26 PM–12:46 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:23 PM to 10:13 PM with no moon, 25° above the southwestern horizon - 5 nights 9 Oct to 13 Oct
Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:23 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 6:00 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 10:50 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to ENE, 15 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:43 AM International Space Station Modest pass, S to ENE, 29 deg up
Mon 12 Oct 2026 6:16 AM Tropical Storm Simon Outer clouds at most, passing to the west
Tue 13 Oct 2026 7:02 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:56 AM 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

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