Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Thursday, August 12, 2027

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Meteor shower

Perseids

Around 82 an hour

Best around 4:26 AM

Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 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 most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:03 AM

6:03 AM

5:35 AM Blue hour
6:03 AM Sunrise
6:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:41 PM

7:41 PM

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

7:06 PM Golden hour
7:41 PM Sunset
8:08 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

82% lit

4:59 PM – 2:26 AM

SE SW
4:59 PM Moonrise
5:24 PM 4°
9:43 PM Highest, 27°
2:01 AM 4°
2:26 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:35 AM–6:03 AM
  • Morning best color 6:00 AM
  • Sunrise 6:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:03 AM–6:38 AM
  • Moonrise 5:00 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:06 PM–7:41 PM
  • Evening best color 7:34 PM
  • Sunset 7:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:41 PM–8:08 PM
  • Fully dark 9:16 PM–4:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:36 AM–4:28 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:19 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:19 PM Milky Way Visible 8:56 PM to 11:46 PM with no moon, 24° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 8:56 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 4:40 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 12:40 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:36 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:36 PM Milky Way Visible 8:10 PM to 10:00 PM with no moon, 20° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 8:10 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:43 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 1:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 10:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 4.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 8:22 AM Partial solar eclipse 48.3% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 11:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 10:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 4:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 9.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 1:19 PM Total lunar eclipse 80% 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 Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 9:51 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it