Orlando, Florida, USA

Sunday, April 27, 2025

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Orlando, Florida, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:47 AM

6:47 AM

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:47 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:58 PM

7:58 PM

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

7:26 PM Golden hour
7:58 PM Sunset
8:23 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-23

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 10:09 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
10:09 PM
Highest around 10:12 PM
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.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 12:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
12:42 AM to 5:22 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 32° above it
Highest at
4:42 AM
Sky fully dark
9:22 PM to 5:22 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 3:30 PM

Moonless and fully dark 9:30 PM to 5:20 AM

6:24 AM – 8:10 PM

ENE WNW
6:24 AM Moonrise
6:43 AM 4°
1:14 PM Highest, 78°
7:50 PM 4°
8:10 PM 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 569°F Clear sky
0% dry 75% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 582°F Clear sky
0% dry 51% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 576°F Clear sky
0% dry 60% 9 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:47 AM
  • Moonrise 6:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:47 AM–7:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:26 PM–7:58 PM
  • Sunset 7:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:58 PM–8:23 PM
  • Evening best color 8:08 PM
  • Moonset 8:10 PM
  • Fully dark 9:22 PM–5:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:22 PM–5:22 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

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Sun 25 Oct 2026 8:05 PM Halloween Halloween night in Orlando - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 12.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:18 AM Partial solar eclipse 29.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:26 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 29.9% of the Sun covered
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
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 1:32 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it