Tampa, Florida, United States

Thursday, September 12, 2024

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 1

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 4:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
4:52 AM
Highest around 4:54 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
4:59 AM
Land - Landing Zone 1, back toward ENE

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

7:14 AM

7:14 AM

6:50 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:37 PM

7:37 PM

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

7:06 PM Golden hour
7:37 PM Sunset
8:01 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

65% lit

3:50 PM – 2:01 AM

SE SW
3:50 PM Moonrise
4:12 PM 4°
8:56 PM Highest, 34°
1:39 AM 4°
2:01 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:14 AM–7:45 AM
  • Morning best color 7:31 AM
  • Moonrise 3:50 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:06 PM–7:37 PM
  • Evening best color 7:22 PM
  • Sunset 7:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:37 PM–8:01 PM
  • Fully dark 8:56 PM–5:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:06 AM–5:55 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

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Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:13 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:13 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Tampa - sunset at 5:39 PM Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:39 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 7:09 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 13.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:15 AM Partial solar eclipse 29.7% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:22 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 30.7% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:34 PM Total lunar eclipse 68% 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 1:31 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it