South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Monday, January 3, 2028

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:19 PM Dark enough
11:53 PM Moonset
4:49 AM Best
5:46 AM Too light
Estimate
~7/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

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.

5:15 PM Golden hour
5:49 PM Sunset
6:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

37% lit

11:16 AM – 11:53 PM

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11:16 AM Moonrise
11:34 AM 4°
5:34 PM Highest, 68°
11:35 PM 4°
11:53 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:51 AM–7:16 AM
  • Morning best color 7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:50 AM
  • Moonrise 11:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:15 PM–5:49 PM
  • Sunset 5:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:49 PM–6:14 PM
  • Evening best color 6:07 PM
  • Fully dark 7:11 PM–5:54 AM
  • Moonset 11:54 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:01 AM–5:54 AM

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