Tampa, Florida, United States

Thursday, October 16, 2025

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-52

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 5:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
5:27 AM
Highest around 5:36 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
46°
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

7:31 AM

7:31 AM

7:07 AM Blue hour
7:31 AM Sunrise
8:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:59 PM

6:59 PM

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

6:27 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:23 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:59 AM

The night8:29 PM – 6:01 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
8% lost
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waning crescent

21% lit

3:05 AM – 4:28 PM

ENE WNW
3:05 AM Moonrise
3:24 AM 4°
9:50 AM Highest, 76°
4:10 PM 4°
4:28 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:05 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:07 AM–7:31 AM
  • Sunrise 7:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:31 AM–8:02 AM
  • Morning best color 7:47 AM
  • Moonset 4:29 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:27 PM–6:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:23 PM
  • Evening best color 7:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:17 PM–6:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:17 PM–4:07 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Orionids Active, around 11 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 8:27 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Fair, look ENE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 12 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:36 PM 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 Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:21 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:21 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