Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Monday, December 14, 2026

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States Monday 14 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 118 an hour

Best around 1:36 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

6:50 AM

6:50 AM

6:21 AM Blue hour
6:50 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.

3:53 PM Golden hour
4:33 PM Sunset
5:02 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

26% lit

10:39 AM – 9:44 PM

ESE WSW
10:39 AM Moonrise
10:59 AM 4°
4:10 PM Highest, 42°
9:23 PM 4°
9:44 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:21 AM–6:50 AM
  • Morning best color 6:42 AM
  • Sunrise 6:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:50 AM–7:30 AM
  • Moonrise 10:39 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:53 PM–4:33 PM
  • Evening best color 4:20 PM
  • Sunset 4:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:33 PM–5:02 PM
  • Fully dark 6:05 PM–5:18 AM
  • Moonset 9:44 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:45 PM–5:18 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 13
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 15

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