Orlando, Florida, USA

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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Orlando, Florida, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:12 AM

7:12 AM

6:46 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:31 PM

5:31 PM

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

4:56 PM Golden hour
5:31 PM Sunset
5:57 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | O3b mPower 7 & 8

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 5:26 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 5:32 PM–5:34 PM, E about 10° up

Look
E
Heading away from you
When
5:26 PM
Highest around 5:28 PM
Distance
47 mi
Climbs to
24°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

7:56 PM – 10:13 AM

ENE WNW
7:56 PM Moonrise
8:17 PM 4°
3:07 AM Highest, 85°
9:53 AM 4°
10:13 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 563°F Clear sky
0% dry 94% 8 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 573°F Clear sky
0% 1 mm 70% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 563°F Clear sky
0% 1 mm 89% 9 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:46 AM–7:12 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:47 AM
  • Moonset 9:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:56 PM–5:31 PM
  • Sunset 5:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:31 PM–5:57 PM
  • Evening best color 5:41 PM
  • Fully dark 6:56 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:56 PM–7:56 PM
  • Moonrise 7:56 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

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Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:12 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:12 PM International Space Station Modest pass, N to ENE, 16 deg up
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:57 AM Halloween Halloween night in Orlando - waning gibbous moon
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