South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Saturday, January 2, 2027

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA Saturday 2 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 21 an hour

Best around 6:22 AM

Radiant climbs to
52°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
8% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

6:51 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:49 PM

5:49 PM

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

5:14 PM Golden hour
5:49 PM Sunset
6:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

22% lit

2:54 AM – 1:46 PM

ESE WSW
2:54 AM Moonrise
3:13 AM 4°
8:20 AM Highest, 43°
1:27 PM 4°
1:46 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:54 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:51 AM–7:16 AM
  • Morning best color 6:59 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:50 AM
  • Moonset 1:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:14 PM–5:49 PM
  • Sunset 5:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:49 PM–6:14 PM
  • Evening best color 6:05 PM
  • Fully dark 7:11 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:11 PM–3:51 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

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 9:56 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 Snow Moon Rises 6:24 PM in the E Sat 20 Feb 2027 6:24 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 3:32 AM

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