Tampa, Florida, United States

Friday, October 18, 2024

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:32 AM

7:32 AM

7:08 AM Blue hour
7:32 AM Sunrise
8:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:57 PM

6:57 PM

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

6:25 PM Golden hour
6:57 PM Sunset
7:21 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 8-19

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 7:31 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
7:31 PM
Highest around 7:33 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:27 PM Dark enough
5:12 AM Best
6:02 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
75°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
76% 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

Waning gibbous

98% lit

7:49 PM – 9:59 AM

ENE WNW
7:49 PM Moonrise
8:08 PM 4°
2:50 AM Highest, 84°
9:38 AM 4°
9:59 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 7:08 AM–7:32 AM
  • Sunrise 7:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:32 AM–8:04 AM
  • Morning best color 7:49 AM
  • Moonset 8:47 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:25 PM–6:57 PM
  • Evening best color 6:42 PM
  • Sunset 6:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:57 PM–7:21 PM
  • Moonrise 7:49 PM
  • Fully dark 8:15 PM–6:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to NE, 14 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:12 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:14 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:14 PM Southern Taurids 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 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