Orlando, Florida, USA

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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Orlando, Florida, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 6:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
6:50 PM
Highest around 6:53 PM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
25°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

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

Sunset

7:27 PM

7:27 PM

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

6:56 PM Golden hour
7:27 PM Sunset
7:51 PM Blue hour ends

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

8% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 10:44 PM

Moon in shadow
8%
Moon's height
41°
8:42 PM Penumbral begins 17° up
10:14 PM Partial begins 36° up
10:44 PM Greatest eclipse 41° up
11:14 PM Partial ends 46° up
12:46 AM Penumbral ends 58° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Supermoon - rises 7:23 PM in the E

7:23 PM – 7:39 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

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7:23 PM Moonrise
7:41 PM 4°
1:29 AM Highest, 60°
7:20 AM 4°
7:39 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:23 PM in the E
Exactly full
10:41 PM
Distance
221,747 mi - supermoon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 571°F Clear sky
0% dry 85% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 582°F Clear sky
0% dry 63% 2 mph
Evening 7 PM 575°F Clear sky
0% dry 78% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:11 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:43 AM
  • Morning best color 7:23 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:56 PM–7:27 PM
  • Evening best color 7:17 PM
  • Moonrise 7:23 PM
  • Sunset 7:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:27 PM–7:51 PM
  • Fully dark 8:46 PM–5:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Orlando - sunset at 5:39 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:39 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:09 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:09 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 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