Tampa, Florida, United States

Thursday, October 23, 2025

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpainSat NG II

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 9:30 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
9:30 PM
Highest around 9:39 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
46°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

7:35 AM

7:35 AM

7:11 AM Blue hour
7:35 AM Sunrise
8:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:52 PM

6:52 PM

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

6:20 PM Golden hour
6:52 PM Sunset
7:16 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 8 an hour

Best around 5:37 AM

The night8:22 PM – 6:05 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

Waxing crescent

4% lit

9:29 AM – 8:00 PM

ESE WSW
9:29 AM Moonrise
9:49 AM 4°
2:44 PM Highest, 38°
7:39 PM 4°
8:00 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 7:11 AM–7:35 AM
  • Sunrise 7:35 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:35 AM–8:07 AM
  • Morning best color 7:51 AM
  • Moonrise 9:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:20 PM–6:52 PM
  • Sunset 6:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:52 PM–7:16 PM
  • Evening best color 7:15 PM
  • Moonset 8:00 PM
  • Fully dark 8:11 PM–6:17 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:11 PM–6:17 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