Orlando, Florida, USA

Friday, January 3, 2025

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Orlando, Florida, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:18 AM

7:18 AM

6:52 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:53 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:41 PM

5:41 PM

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

5:06 PM Golden hour
5:41 PM Sunset
6:07 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Thuraya 4-NGS

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 8:27 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
8:27 PM
Highest around 8:29 PM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
23°
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.

Moon

Waxing crescent

16% lit

10:15 AM – 9:41 PM

ESE WSW
10:15 AM Moonrise
10:33 AM 4°
3:57 PM Highest, 49°
9:22 PM 4°
9:41 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 546°F Clear sky
0% dry 68% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 557°F Clear sky
0% dry 29% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 546°F Clear sky
0% dry 51% 9 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:52 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:53 AM
  • Moonrise 10:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:06 PM–5:41 PM
  • Sunset 5:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:41 PM–6:07 PM
  • Evening best color 5:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:05 PM–5:55 AM
  • Moonset 9:41 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:45 PM–5:55 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