Titusville, Florida, USA

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

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Titusville, Florida, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-3

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ESE
Heading away from you
When
5:15 AM
Highest around 5:17 AM
Distance
14 mi
Climbs to
38°
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

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:05 PM

6:05 PM

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

5:32 PM Golden hour
6:05 PM Sunset
6:29 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 29° up

Look
E
Heading away from you
When
6:13 PM
Highest around 6:14 PM
Distance
12 mi
Climbs to
39°
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

11:00 AM – 12:53 AM

ENE WNW
11:00 AM Moonrise
11:19 AM 4°
5:53 PM Highest, 80°
12:33 AM 4°
12:53 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 6:44 AM–7:09 AM
  • Morning best color 6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:42 AM
  • Moonrise 11:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:32 PM–6:05 PM
  • Sunset 6:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:05 PM–6:29 PM
  • Evening best color 6:14 PM
  • Fully dark 7:25 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:55 AM–5:48 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Titusville, Florida, USA

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:09 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:09 PM International Space Station Modest pass, N to E, 17 deg up
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:57 AM Halloween Halloween night in Titusville - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Titusville - sunset at 5:38 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:38 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to NNE, 12 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 12.4% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 28.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:27 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 29.8% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:28 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 1:33 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it