South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Wednesday, April 21, 2027

TODAY
South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 8 an hour

Best around 5:25 AM

Radiant climbs to
82°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
51% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:59 AM

6:59 AM

6:35 AM Blue hour
6:59 AM Sunrise
7:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:55 PM

7:55 PM

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

7:23 PM Golden hour
7:55 PM Sunset
8:18 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

9:00 PM – 7:49 AM

ESE WSW
9:00 PM Moonrise
9:20 PM 4°
2:25 AM Highest, 42°
7:29 AM 4°
7:49 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:35 AM–6:59 AM
  • Morning best color 6:44 AM
  • Sunrise 6:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:59 AM–7:30 AM
  • Moonset 7:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:23 PM–7:55 PM
  • Sunset 7:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:55 PM–8:18 PM
  • Evening best color 8:09 PM
  • Moonrise 9:01 PM
  • Fully dark 9:15 PM–5:37 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Eta Aquariids Around 23 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 5:17 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:30 PM to 5:20 AM Wed 5 May 2027 6:06 AM Milky Way Visible 11:48 PM to 5:21 AM with no moon, 35° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 11:48 PM Flower Moon Rises 7:49 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:49 PM Milky Way Visible 10:06 PM to 5:06 AM with no moon, 35° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Thu 3 Jun 2027 10:06 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 5:00 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 2:48 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 10:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 21% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:47 AM Partial solar eclipse 38.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 10:47 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 10:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 23.3% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:26 PM Total lunar eclipse 98% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 5:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 9:46 PM Total lunar eclipse 96% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 9:51 PM

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