Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Monday, December 21, 2026

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

Around 7 an hour

Best around 5:54 AM

Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 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.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 2:50 PM

Sunrise
6:54 AM, ESE (120°)
Sunset
4:36 PM, WSW (241°)
Daylight
9h 42m

That morning

Sunrise

6:54 AM

6:54 AM

6:25 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:36 PM

4:36 PM

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

3:56 PM Golden hour
4:36 PM Sunset
5:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit

2:07 PM – 5:29 AM

ENE WNW
2:07 PM Moonrise
2:30 PM 4°
9:45 PM Highest, 80°
5:05 AM 4°
5:29 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:15 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:25 AM–6:54 AM
  • Morning best color 6:46 AM
  • Sunrise 6:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:54 AM–7:34 AM
  • Moonrise 2:08 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:56 PM–4:36 PM
  • Evening best color 4:23 PM
  • Sunset 4:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:36 PM–5:04 PM
  • Fully dark 6:08 PM–5:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:08 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:08 PM Quadrantids Around 18 an hour
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