Orlando, Florida, USA

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

TODAY
Orlando, Florida, USA
High 573°F, low 554°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-40

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
5:52 AM
Highest around 6:01 AM
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

6:46 AM

6:46 AM

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:27 PM

6:27 PM

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

5:55 PM Golden hour
6:27 PM Sunset
6:50 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

98% lit

7:50 PM – 7:48 AM

E W
7:50 PM Moonrise
8:08 PM 4°
1:50 AM Highest, 57°
7:30 AM 4°
7:48 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 563°F Clear sky
0% dry 86% 8 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 573°F Clear sky
0% dry 57% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 565°F Clear sky
0% dry 76% 12 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:46 AM
  • Morning best color 6:39 AM
  • Sunrise 6:46 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:46 AM–7:18 AM
  • Moonset 7:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:55 PM–6:27 PM
  • Sunset 6:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:27 PM–6:50 PM
  • Evening best color 6:35 PM
  • Fully dark 7:45 PM–5:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:45 PM–7:55 PM
  • Moonrise 7:50 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to E, 36 deg up
Mon 12 Oct 2026 6:46 AM Milky Way Visible 8:17 PM to 9:47 PM with no moon, 22° above the southwestern horizon - 2 nights 12 Oct to 13 Oct
Mon 12 Oct 2026 8:17 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNE to ENE, 22 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 5:49 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 Excellent, look E
Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:33 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:50 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:16 PM 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

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