Tampa, Florida, United States

Saturday, February 15, 2025

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-8

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 1:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
1:14 AM
Highest around 1:17 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, 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

7:06 AM

7:06 AM

6:42 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:20 PM

6:20 PM

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

5:48 PM Golden hour
6:20 PM Sunset
6:44 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

91% lit

9:18 PM – 9:14 AM

E W
9:18 PM Moonrise
9:36 PM 4°
3:17 AM Highest, 57°
8:56 AM 4°
9:14 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 6:42 AM–7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:06 AM–7:39 AM
  • Morning best color 7:24 AM
  • Moonset 8:48 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:48 PM–6:20 PM
  • Sunset 6:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:20 PM–6:44 PM
  • Evening best color 6:35 PM
  • Fully dark 7:39 PM–5:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:39 PM–9:19 PM
  • Moonrise 9:18 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

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Thu 29 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