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Tampa, Florida, United States

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

60% of it above your horizon

Best around 6:34 AM

Moon in shadow
115%
Totality
57 min
Moon's height
5°
Above horizon
60%
3:46 AM Penumbral begins 40° up
4:51 AM Partial begins 27° up
6:05 AM Totality begins 11° up
6:34 AM Greatest eclipse 5° up
7:03 AM Totality ends Moon down
8:16 AM Partial ends Moon down
9:22 AM Penumbral ends Moon down

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

6:53 AM

6:53 AM

6:29 AM Blue hour
6:53 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Worm Moon

Rises 5:57 PM in the E

5:57 PM – 6:54 AM

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that show again as the ground thaws.

E W
5:57 PM Moonrise
6:16 PM 4°
12:27 AM Highest, 70°
6:36 AM 4°
6:54 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:57 PM in the E
Exactly full
6:41 AM
Distance
237,737 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

6:30 PM

6:30 PM

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

5:59 PM Golden hour
6:30 PM Sunset
6:54 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.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:22 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:29 AM–6:53 AM
  • Sunrise 6:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:53 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Moonrise 5:58 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:59 PM–6:30 PM
  • Sunset 6:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:30 PM–6:54 PM
  • Evening best color 6:53 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–5:34 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:33 AM Milky Way Visible 8:50 PM to 9:50 PM with no moon, 18° above the southwestern horizon - 1 night 13 Oct to 13 Oct
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Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:55 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

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