Tampa, Florida, United States

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 13-1

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 12:24 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
12:24 AM
Highest around 12:27 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
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

7:21 AM

7:21 AM

6:56 AM Blue hour
7:21 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:01 PM

6:01 PM

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

5:27 PM Golden hour
6:01 PM Sunset
6:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

51% lit

1:13 AM – 12:13 PM

ESE WSW
1:13 AM Moonrise
1:32 AM 4°
6:43 AM Highest, 44°
11:53 AM 4°
12:13 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:20 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:56 AM–7:21 AM
  • Sunrise 7:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:21 AM–7:54 AM
  • Morning best color 7:38 AM
  • Moonset 11:42 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:27 PM–6:01 PM
  • Sunset 6:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:01 PM–6:26 PM
  • Evening best color 6:16 PM
  • Fully dark 7:23 PM–5:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:23 PM–1:13 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 Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:17 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:17 PM International Space Station Modest pass, N to ENE, 13 deg up
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:57 AM Halloween Halloween night in Tampa - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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