Tampa, Florida, United States

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-3

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 5:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
5:15 AM
Highest around 5:17 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
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

7:14 AM

7:14 AM

6:50 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Sunrise
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:12 PM

6:12 PM

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

5:39 PM Golden hour
6:12 PM Sunset
6:37 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | WorldView Legion 5 & 6

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 6:13 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 6:16 PM–6:21 PM, ENE about 14° up

Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
6:13 PM
Highest around 6:15 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
6:20 PM
Land - Landing Zone 1, back toward ENE

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

11:08 AM – 12:59 AM

ENE WNW
11:08 AM Moonrise
11:27 AM 4°
6:00 PM Highest, 81°
12:39 AM 4°
12:59 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:14 AM–7:47 AM
  • Morning best color 7:32 AM
  • Moonrise 11:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:39 PM–6:12 PM
  • Sunset 6:12 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:12 PM–6:37 PM
  • Evening best color 6:27 PM
  • Fully dark 7:32 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:02 AM–5:54 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