Orlando, Florida, USA

Sunday, December 8, 2024

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Orlando, Florida, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-5

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 12:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
12:12 AM
Highest around 12:15 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

7:06 AM

7:06 AM

6:40 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:41 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:29 PM

5:29 PM

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

4:53 PM Golden hour
5:29 PM Sunset
5:54 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 2:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:59 PM Dark enough
12:49 AM Moonset
2:44 AM Best
5:37 AM Too light
Estimate
~59/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 km/s

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.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

First quarter

51% lit

12:46 PM – 12:49 AM

E W
12:46 PM Moonrise
1:04 PM 4°
6:46 PM Highest, 57°
12:31 AM 4°
12:49 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 550°F Clear sky
0% dry 75% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 565°F Clear sky
0% dry 52% 3 mph
Evening 7 PM 555°F Clear sky
0% dry 71% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:40 AM–7:06 AM
  • Morning best color 6:55 AM
  • Sunrise 7:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:06 AM–7:41 AM
  • Moonrise 12:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:53 PM–5:29 PM
  • Sunset 5:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:29 PM–5:54 PM
  • Evening best color 5:38 PM
  • Fully dark 6:52 PM–5:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:52 AM–5:43 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

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Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Orlando - sunset at 5:40 PM
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
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:32 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it