Orlando, Florida, USA

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

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Orlando, Florida, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 13-1

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 12:24 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
12:24 AM
Highest around 12:27 AM
Distance
47 mi
Climbs to
24°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, 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

7:17 AM

7:17 AM

6:52 AM Blue hour
7:17 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:56 PM

5:56 PM

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

5:21 PM Golden hour
5:56 PM Sunset
6:21 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

51% lit

1:09 AM – 12:07 PM

ESE WSW
1:09 AM Moonrise
1:29 AM 4°
6:38 AM Highest, 44°
11:48 AM 4°
12:07 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 540°F Clear sky
0% 1 mm 93% 10 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 546°F Clear sky
0% dry 90% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 537°F Clear sky
0% 1 mm 93% 17 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:16 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:52 AM–7:17 AM
  • Morning best color 7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:17 AM–7:51 AM
  • Moonset 11:36 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:21 PM–5:56 PM
  • Sunset 5:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:56 PM–6:21 PM
  • Evening best color 6:05 PM
  • Fully dark 7:18 PM–5:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:18 PM–1:18 AM

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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

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