Tampa, Florida, United States

Sunday, December 29, 2024

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Astranis: From One to Many

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 12:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
12:00 AM
Highest around 12:02 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
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

7:20 AM

7:20 AM

6:54 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Sunrise
7:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:43 PM

5:43 PM

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

5:08 PM Golden hour
5:43 PM Sunset
6:09 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

2% lit

6:20 AM – 4:29 PM

SE SW
6:20 AM Moonrise
6:42 AM 4°
11:24 AM Highest, 34°
4:07 PM 4°
4:29 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:20 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:54 AM–7:20 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–7:55 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Moonset 4:30 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:08 PM–5:43 PM
  • Sunset 5:43 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:43 PM–6:09 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Fully dark 7:07 PM–5:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:07 PM–5:57 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 14-16 No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Falcon 9 Block 5 | CHORUS No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Halloween Halloween night in Tampa - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 8:16 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 8:16 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Tampa - sunset at 5:45 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:45 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