Tampa, Florida, United States

Thursday, December 11, 2025

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:35 PM

5:35 PM

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

5:00 PM Golden hour
5:35 PM Sunset
6:01 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

Geminids

Active, around 82 an hour

Best around 2:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
85°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
22% lost
Speed
35 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

Last quarter

52% lit

11:46 PM – 12:31 PM

E W
11:46 PM Moonrise
12:04 AM 4°
6:10 AM Highest, 68°
12:13 PM 4°
12:31 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 6:45 AM–7:11 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:46 AM
  • Morning best color 7:27 AM
  • Moonset 12:31 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:00 PM–5:35 PM
  • Sunset 5:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:35 PM–6:01 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Fully dark 6:58 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:58 PM–12:48 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:59 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Excellent, look ENE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:55 AM 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 Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:58 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it