Tampa, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-82

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 12:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
12:25 AM
Highest around 12:34 AM
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

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:36 PM

5:36 PM

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

5:01 PM Golden hour
5:36 PM Sunset
6:02 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.

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 91 an hour

Best around 2:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
85°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

Waning crescent

16% lit

3:22 AM – 2:26 PM

ESE WSW
3:22 AM Moonrise
3:41 AM 4°
8:54 AM Highest, 45°
2:07 PM 4°
2:26 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:23 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:48 AM
  • Morning best color 7:30 AM
  • Moonset 2:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:01 PM–5:36 PM
  • Sunset 5:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:36 PM–6:02 PM
  • Evening best color 5:59 PM
  • Fully dark 7:00 PM–5:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:00 PM–4:20 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