Orlando, Florida, USA

Friday, January 30, 2026

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Orlando, Florida, USA
High 563°F, low 536°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-101

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 2:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
2:22 AM
Highest around 2:31 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

7:14 AM

7:14 AM

6:49 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Sunrise
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:03 PM

6:03 PM

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

5:29 PM Golden hour
6:03 PM Sunset
6:28 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit

3:41 PM – 6:20 AM

ENE WNW
3:41 PM Moonrise
4:03 PM 4°
11:03 PM Highest, 88°
6:00 AM 4°
6:20 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 548°F Clear sky
0% dry 83% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 562°F Clear sky
0% dry 41% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 555°F Clear sky
0% dry 60% 11 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:49 AM–7:14 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:14 AM–7:47 AM
  • Moonrise 3:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:29 PM–6:03 PM
  • Sunset 6:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:03 PM–6:28 PM
  • Evening best color 6:11 PM
  • Fully dark 7:24 PM–5:52 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNE to ENE, 22 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 5:49 AM International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to NE, 80 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:32 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 Excellent, look E
Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:33 AM Milky Way Visible 8:46 PM to 9:46 PM with no moon, 17° above the southwestern horizon - 1 night 13 Oct to 13 Oct
Tue 13 Oct 2026 8:46 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) Good, look E
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:50 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