Titusville, Florida, USA

Monday, February 16, 2026

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Titusville, Florida, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-103

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 2:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ESE
Heading away from you
When
2:59 AM
Highest around 3:08 AM
Distance
14 mi
Climbs to
84°
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

7:00 AM

7:00 AM

6:36 AM Blue hour
7:00 AM Sunrise
7:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:14 PM

6:14 PM

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

5:41 PM Golden hour
6:14 PM Sunset
6:38 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

1% lit

New moon today at 7:00 AM

Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:40 AM

6:33 AM – 5:37 PM

ESE WSW
6:33 AM Moonrise
6:53 AM 4°
12:05 PM Highest, 44°
5:17 PM 4°
5:37 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:34 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:36 AM–7:00 AM
  • Morning best color 6:55 AM
  • Sunrise 7:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:00 AM–7:32 AM
  • Moonset 5:37 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:41 PM–6:14 PM
  • Sunset 6:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:14 PM–6:38 PM
  • Evening best color 6:22 PM
  • Fully dark 7:33 PM–5:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:33 PM–5:40 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Titusville, Florida, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNE to ENE, 23 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 5:49 AM International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to NE, 86 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:32 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 Excellent, look ESE
Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:33 AM Milky Way Visible 8:44 PM to 9:44 PM with no moon, 17° above the southwestern horizon - 1 night 13 Oct to 13 Oct
Tue 13 Oct 2026 8:44 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) Good, look ESE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:48 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 12.4% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 28.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:27 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 29.8% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:28 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