Orlando, Florida, USA

Sunday, January 18, 2026

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Orlando, Florida, USA
High 562°F, low 534°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-100

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:31 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
6:31 PM
Highest around 6:40 PM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
69°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

That morning

Sunrise

7:18 AM

7:18 AM

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:53 PM

5:53 PM

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

5:19 PM Golden hour
5:53 PM Sunset
6:18 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 2:51 PM

Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:50 AM

7:22 AM – 5:50 PM

ESE WSW
7:22 AM Moonrise
7:43 AM 4°
12:36 PM Highest, 38°
5:29 PM 4°
5:50 PM 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 556°F Clear sky
0% dry 85% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 543°F Clear sky
0% dry 90% 15 mph
Evening 7 PM 539°F Clear sky
0% dry 83% 13 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–7:52 AM
  • Moonrise 7:22 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:19 PM–5:53 PM
  • Moonset 5:50 PM
  • Sunset 5:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:53 PM–6:18 PM
  • Evening best color 6:01 PM
  • Fully dark 7:15 PM–5:56 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:15 PM–5:56 AM

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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 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
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Every celestial event, and where else to see it