Tampa, Florida, United States

Thursday, September 11, 2025

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Nusantara Lima

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 9:56 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
9:56 PM
Highest around 10:05 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
46°
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

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:49 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:39 PM

7:39 PM

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

7:08 PM Golden hour
7:39 PM Sunset
8:02 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 7 well-rated past sunsets here.

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% lit

10:14 PM – 12:30 PM

ENE WNW
10:14 PM Moonrise
10:34 PM 4°
5:19 AM Highest, 85°
12:10 PM 4°
12:30 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:49 AM–7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:44 AM
  • Morning best color 7:29 AM
  • Moonset 11:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:08 PM–7:39 PM
  • Sunset 7:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:39 PM–8:02 PM
  • Evening best color 8:02 PM
  • Fully dark 8:58 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:58 PM–10:18 PM
  • Moonrise 10:15 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Good, look ENE
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, SW to SSE, 59 deg up
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:11 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:25 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to WNW, 20 deg up
Wed 21 Oct 2026 8:48 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:21 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:21 PM Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Fair, look ENE
Wed 28 Oct 2026 8:00 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