Titusville, Florida, USA

Thursday, October 10, 2024

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Titusville, Florida, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:21 AM

7:21 AM

6:57 AM Blue hour
7:21 AM Sunrise
7:53 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:58 PM

6:58 PM

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

6:26 PM Golden hour
6:58 PM Sunset
7:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:28 PM Dark enough
12:43 AM Moonset
4:58 AM Best
5:52 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

2:29 PM – 12:43 AM

SE WSW
2:29 PM Moonrise
2:51 PM 4°
7:36 PM Highest, 35°
12:21 AM 4°
12:43 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:57 AM–7:21 AM
  • Sunrise 7:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:21 AM–7:53 AM
  • Morning best color 7:32 AM
  • Moonrise 2:30 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:26 PM–6:58 PM
  • Evening best color 6:48 PM
  • Sunset 6:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:58 PM–7:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:16 PM–6:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:46 AM–6:03 AM

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