Tampa, Florida, United States

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-81

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 8:31 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
8:31 PM
Highest around 8:40 PM
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

6:44 AM

6:44 AM

6:19 AM Blue hour
6:44 AM Sunrise
7:17 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:42 PM

5:42 PM

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

5:09 PM Golden hour
5:42 PM Sunset
6:06 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

Full moon

100% lit

5:41 PM – 8:01 AM

ENE WNW
5:41 PM Moonrise
6:01 PM 4°
12:48 AM Highest, 85°
7:40 AM 4°
8:01 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 6:19 AM–6:44 AM
  • Sunrise 6:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:44 AM–7:17 AM
  • Moonset 6:47 AM
  • Morning best color 7:00 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:09 PM–5:42 PM
  • Moonrise 5:41 PM
  • Sunset 5:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:42 PM–6:06 PM
  • Evening best color 6:05 PM
  • Fully dark 7:02 PM–5:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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 Marginal, 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