Orlando, Florida, USA

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

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Orlando, Florida, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-3

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 5:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
5:15 AM
Highest around 5:17 AM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
24°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
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

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

6:46 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:07 PM

6:07 PM

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

5:34 PM Golden hour
6:07 PM Sunset
6:32 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | WorldView Legion 5 & 6

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 6:13 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 6:16 PM–6:21 PM, ENE about 22° up

Look
E
Heading away from you
When
6:13 PM
Highest around 6:15 PM
Distance
47 mi
Climbs to
24°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
6:20 PM
Land - Landing Zone 1, back toward E

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Moon

First quarter

43% lit

11:03 AM – 12:55 AM

ENE WNW
11:03 AM Moonrise
11:22 AM 4°
5:56 PM Highest, 80°
12:36 AM 4°
12:55 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 565°F Clear sky
0% dry 73% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 573°F Clear sky
0% dry 63% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 564°F Clear sky
0% dry 77% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:46 AM–7:11 AM
  • Morning best color 7:00 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:44 AM
  • Moonrise 11:03 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:34 PM–6:07 PM
  • Sunset 6:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:07 PM–6:32 PM
  • Evening best color 6:17 PM
  • Fully dark 7:27 PM–5:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:57 AM–5:50 AM

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Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:26 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
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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
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