Orlando, Florida, USA

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

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Orlando, Florida, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:19 AM

7:19 AM

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-11

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 10:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
10:27 AM
Highest around 10:29 AM
Distance
47 mi
Climbs to
24°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

5:45 PM

5:45 PM

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

5:10 PM Golden hour
5:45 PM Sunset
6:11 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

69% lit

1:02 PM – 3:03 AM

ENE WNW
1:02 PM Moonrise
1:21 PM 4°
7:59 PM Highest, 82°
2:43 AM 4°
3:03 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 538°F Clear sky
0% dry 59% 10 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 550°F Clear sky
0% dry 39% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 542°F Clear sky
0% dry 54% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:56 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 7:08 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:54 AM
  • Moonrise 1:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:10 PM–5:45 PM
  • Sunset 5:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:45 PM–6:11 PM
  • Evening best color 5:55 PM
  • Fully dark 7:08 PM–5:56 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:08 AM–5:56 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

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Thu 29 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