South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Monday, December 21, 2026

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

Around 5 an hour

Best around 6:14 AM

Radiant climbs to
37°
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
7:11 AM, ESE (116°)
Sunset
5:41 PM, WSW (244°)
Daylight
10h 30m

That morning

Sunrise

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

6:46 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:41 PM

5:41 PM

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

5:07 PM Golden hour
5:41 PM Sunset
6:07 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit

3:18 PM – 5:43 AM

ENE WNW
3:18 PM Moonrise
3:38 PM 4°
10:28 PM Highest, 90°
5:22 AM 4°
5:43 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:32 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:46 AM–7:11 AM
  • Morning best color 6:55 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:46 AM
  • Moonrise 3:18 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:07 PM–5:41 PM
  • Sunset 5:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:41 PM–6:07 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Fully dark 7:04 PM–5:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:44 AM–5:49 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:24 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 5:24 PM Quadrantids Around 16 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:34 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 2:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:20 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 5:20 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 9:55 AM Milky Way Visible 4:18 AM to 5:46 AM with no moon, 21° above the southeastern horizon - 8 nights 7 Feb to 14 Feb
Sun 14 Feb 2027 4:18 AM

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