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South Padre Island, Texas, USA
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Meteor shower
Orionids
Around 19 an hour
Best around 5:44 AM
Rates are what one person might count under a dark sky, already brought down for how high the radiant gets here and for the Moon - not the headline figure, which assumes the radiant overhead and no light at all. Cloud is the other half, and it is on the sunset tile.
Halley's Comet again, from the other side of its orbit. Fast, and often leaves trains.
That morning
Sunrise
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
Sunset
6:56 PM
6:56 PM
Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
69% lit
3:38 PM – 3:03 AM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
This day at a glance
Sunrise
Moon, waxing gibbous
Sunset
Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA
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