Tampa, Florida, United States

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

6:52 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
6:50 PM
Highest around 6:53 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
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

7:31 PM

7:31 PM

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

7:00 PM Golden hour
7:31 PM Sunset
7:55 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 16° up
10:14 PM Partial begins 35° 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 7:27 PM in the E

7:27 PM – 7:43 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.

E W
7:27 PM Moonrise
7:45 PM 4°
1:33 AM Highest, 60°
7:25 AM 4°
7:43 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:27 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.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:52 AM–7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:47 AM
  • Morning best color 7:33 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:00 PM–7:31 PM
  • Evening best color 7:17 PM
  • Moonrise 7:27 PM
  • Sunset 7:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:31 PM–7:55 PM
  • Fully dark 8:50 PM–5:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to NE, 35 deg up
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
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