South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Monday, September 28, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA Monday 28 September 2026 High 91°F, low 80°F.

Rocket launch

Starship | Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14)

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 7:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Heading your way
When
7:48 AM
Highest around 7:57 AM
Distance
8 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Orbital Launch Pad 2
SpaceX Starbase, TX, USA
Landing
Ocean - Gulf of Mexico

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SW to ENE

Rose 6:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:31 AM
until 6:37 AM
Visible for
5m 50s
Highest
53° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NNW to NNE

Rose 8:39 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNE
When
8:39 PM
until 8:41 PM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
32° NNE
Ends
Fades at 32°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:56 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Best color
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Fair

7:18 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:48 PM Golden hour
7:18 PM Sunset
7:41 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

8:30 PM – 10:19 AM

ENE WNW
8:30 PM Moonrise
8:49 PM 4°
3:21 AM Highest, 83°
10:00 AM 4°
10:19 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
86°F
Mainly clear 20% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
90°F
Mainly clear 28% clouds · no rain
Evening
84°F
Partly cloudy 45% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:56 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Best color
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:48 PM Golden hour
7:18 PM Sunset
7:41 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

8:30 PM Moonrise
8:49 PM 4°
3:21 AM Highest, 83°
10:00 AM 4°
10:19 AM Moonset
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Sep 27
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Sep 29

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to S, 20 deg up
Sat 3 Oct 2026 7:57 PM Milky Way Visible 8:25 PM to 10:25 PM with no moon, 26° above the south-southwestern horizon - 11 nights 3 Oct to 13 Oct
Wed 7 Oct 2026 8:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 6:00 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 10:50 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:56 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 6:24 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:24 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 1:01 AM

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