Tampa, Florida, United States

Saturday, February 8, 2025

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:12 AM

7:12 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-9

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 2:18 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
2:18 PM
Highest around 2:21 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

6:15 PM

6:15 PM

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

5:43 PM Golden hour
6:15 PM Sunset
6:40 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

84% lit

2:28 PM – 5:13 AM

ENE WNW
2:28 PM Moonrise
2:49 PM 4°
9:52 PM Highest, 90°
4:52 AM 4°
5:13 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:16 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:12 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:44 AM
  • Morning best color 7:29 AM
  • Moonrise 2:28 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:43 PM–6:15 PM
  • Sunset 6:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:15 PM–6:40 PM
  • Evening best color 6:30 PM
  • Fully dark 7:35 PM–5:52 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:15 AM–5:52 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