Orlando, Florida, USA

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

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Orlando, Florida, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-70

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 5:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
5:13 AM
Highest around 5:15 AM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
24°
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

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:28 PM

5:28 PM

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

4:53 PM Golden hour
5:28 PM Sunset
5:54 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

12% lit

10:14 AM – 8:35 PM

ESE WSW
10:14 AM Moonrise
10:35 AM 4°
3:24 PM Highest, 36°
8:13 PM 4°
8:35 PM 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 542°F Clear sky
0% dry 72% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 557°F Clear sky
0% dry 56% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 546°F Clear sky
0% dry 77% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:03 AM
  • Morning best color 6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:38 AM
  • Moonrise 10:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:53 PM–5:28 PM
  • Sunset 5:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:28 PM–5:54 PM
  • Evening best color 5:38 PM
  • Fully dark 6:52 PM–5:40 AM
  • Moonset 8:35 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:42 PM–5:40 AM

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Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:40 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to NNE, 11 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:36 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
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