Tampa, Florida, United States

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-40

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
5:52 AM
Highest around 6:01 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
46°
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

6:50 AM

6:50 AM

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:50 AM Sunrise
7:22 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:31 PM

6:31 PM

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

6:00 PM Golden hour
6:31 PM Sunset
6:55 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.

Moon

Full moon

98% lit

7:54 PM – 7:53 AM

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7:54 PM Moonrise
8:12 PM 4°
1:55 AM Highest, 57°
7:35 AM 4°
7:53 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:27 AM–6:50 AM
  • Sunrise 6:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:50 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Moonset 7:25 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:00 PM–6:31 PM
  • Sunset 6:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:31 PM–6:55 PM
  • Evening best color 6:54 PM
  • Fully dark 7:49 PM–5:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:49 PM–7:59 PM
  • Moonrise 7:55 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNE to ENE, 19 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 5:49 AM International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to NE, 76 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:32 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 Good, look ENE
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
Tue 13 Oct 2026 8:50 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare) Good, look ENE
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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it