Orlando, Florida, USA

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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Orlando, Florida, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-10

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 2:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
2:10 AM
Highest around 2:12 AM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
25°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

7:26 AM

7:26 AM

7:02 AM Blue hour
7:26 AM Sunrise
7:58 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:55 PM

6:55 PM

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

6:23 PM Golden hour
6:55 PM Sunset
7:19 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:25 PM Dark enough
5:10 AM Best
5:57 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
74°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
31% lost
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

Waxing gibbous

95% lit

5:50 PM – 6:22 AM

E W
5:50 PM Moonrise
6:08 PM 4°
12:04 AM Highest, 63°
6:04 AM 4°
6:22 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 93% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 577°F Clear sky
0% dry 62% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 571°F Clear sky
0% dry 76% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:15 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:02 AM–7:26 AM
  • Sunrise 7:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:26 AM–7:58 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Moonrise 5:50 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:23 PM–6:55 PM
  • Evening best color 6:45 PM
  • Sunset 6:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:55 PM–7:19 PM
  • Fully dark 8:14 PM–6:08 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 5:40 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:40 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:10 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:10 PM International Space Station Bright pass, NNW to ESE, 51 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:58 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Orlando - sunset at 5:39 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:39 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:08 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