Orlando, Florida, USA

Sunday, January 4, 2026

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Orlando, Florida, USA
High 559°F, low 549°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-88

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
1:48 AM
Highest around 1:57 AM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
69°
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

7:18 AM

7:18 AM

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:54 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.

5:07 PM Golden hour
5:42 PM Sunset
6:08 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

98% lit

7:16 PM – 9:17 AM

ENE WNW
7:16 PM Moonrise
7:36 PM 4°
2:20 AM Highest, 82°
8:57 AM 4°
9:17 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 552°F Clear sky
0% dry 97% 8 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 558°F Clear sky
0% dry 81% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 550°F Clear sky
0% dry 91% 10 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:54 AM
  • Moonset 8:34 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:07 PM–5:42 PM
  • Sunset 5:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:42 PM–6:08 PM
  • Evening best color 5:50 PM
  • Fully dark 7:06 PM–5:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:06 PM–7:16 PM
  • Moonrise 7:16 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Good, look E
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:50 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:16 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:53 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:48 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 12.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:18 AM Partial solar eclipse 29.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:26 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 56% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 29.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:31 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% 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