Orlando, Florida, USA

Thursday, October 10, 2024

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Orlando, Florida, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:23 AM

7:23 AM

7:00 AM Blue hour
7:23 AM Sunrise
7:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:00 PM

7:00 PM

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

6:29 PM Golden hour
7:00 PM Sunset
7:24 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:30 PM Dark enough
12:45 AM Moonset
5:00 AM Best
5:54 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

First quarter

49% lit

2:31 PM – 12:45 AM

SE WSW
2:31 PM Moonrise
2:53 PM 4°
7:39 PM Highest, 35°
12:24 AM 4°
12:45 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 563°F Clear sky
0% dry 91% 25 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 564°F Clear sky
0% dry 88% 16 mph
Evening 7 PM 565°F Clear sky
0% dry 82% 14 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:00 AM–7:23 AM
  • Sunrise 7:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:23 AM–7:55 AM
  • Morning best color 7:34 AM
  • Moonrise 2:32 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:29 PM–7:00 PM
  • Evening best color 6:51 PM
  • Sunset 7:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:00 PM–7:24 PM
  • Fully dark 8:19 PM–6:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:49 AM–6:06 AM

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