South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Thursday, May 4, 2028

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South Padre Island, Texas, USA

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 4:32 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:32 PM Dark enough
4:15 AM Moonset
4:32 AM Best
5:17 AM Too light
Estimate
~16/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
19°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:48 AM

6:48 AM

6:24 AM Blue hour
6:48 AM Sunrise
7:20 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:02 PM

8:02 PM

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

7:30 PM Golden hour
8:02 PM Sunset
8:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

78% lit

4:00 PM – 4:15 AM

E W
4:00 PM Moonrise
4:18 PM 4°
10:08 PM Highest, 62°
3:57 AM 4°
4:15 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:39 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:24 AM–6:48 AM
  • Morning best color 6:37 AM
  • Sunrise 6:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:48 AM–7:20 AM
  • Moonrise 4:01 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:30 PM–8:02 PM
  • Sunset 8:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:02 PM–8:26 PM
  • Evening best color 8:20 PM
  • Fully dark 9:25 PM–5:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:25 AM–5:24 AM

Upcoming celestial events for South Padre Island, Texas, USA

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 Partial solar eclipse 66.8% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 12:03 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it