Orlando, Florida, USA

Friday, October 11, 2024

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Orlando, Florida, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:24 AM

7:24 AM

7:00 AM Blue hour
7:24 AM Sunrise
7:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:59 PM

6:59 PM

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

6:28 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:23 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:29 PM Dark enough
1:51 AM Moonset
4:59 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

59% lit

3:19 PM – 1:51 AM

ESE WSW
3:19 PM Moonrise
3:40 PM 4°
8:35 PM Highest, 38°
1:30 AM 4°
1:51 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 564°F Clear sky
0% dry 83% 10 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 574°F Clear sky
0% dry 61% 13 mph
Evening 7 PM 566°F Clear sky
0% dry 72% 12 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:46 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:00 AM–7:24 AM
  • Sunrise 7:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:24 AM–7:55 AM
  • Morning best color 7:35 AM
  • Moonrise 3:20 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:28 PM–6:59 PM
  • Evening best color 6:49 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:23 PM
  • Fully dark 8:18 PM–6:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:58 AM–6:06 AM

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