Orlando, Florida, USA

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

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Orlando, Florida, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:58 AM

6:58 AM

6:33 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-5

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 9:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
9:20 AM
Highest around 9:22 AM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
25°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:59 PM

7:59 PM

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

7:27 PM Golden hour
7:59 PM Sunset
8:23 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

8:54 PM – 8:54 AM

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8:54 PM Moonrise
9:12 PM 4°
2:53 AM Highest, 56°
8:35 AM 4°
8:54 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 578°F Clear sky
0% dry 77% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 581°F Clear sky
0% 1 mm 52% 12 mph
Evening 7 PM 576°F Clear sky
0% dry 77% 9 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:29 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Moonset 7:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:27 PM–7:59 PM
  • Evening best color 7:49 PM
  • Sunset 7:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:59 PM–8:23 PM
  • Moonrise 8:55 PM
  • Fully dark 9:22 PM–5:35 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:08 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:08 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:08 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Orlando - sunset at 5:34 PM Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:34 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 7:03 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 12.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:18 AM Partial solar eclipse 29.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:26 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 56% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 29.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:31 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:32 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it