Tampa, Florida, United States

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | EchoStar 25

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 12:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
12:19 AM
Highest around 12:28 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
46°
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

7:44 AM

7:44 AM

7:21 AM Blue hour
7:44 AM Sunrise
8:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:35 PM

7:35 PM

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

7:04 PM Golden hour
7:35 PM Sunset
7:58 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

Last quarter

57% lit

2:32 AM – 12:39 PM

SE SW
2:32 AM Moonrise
2:54 AM 4°
7:35 AM Highest, 34°
12:17 PM 4°
12:39 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:37 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:21 AM–7:44 AM
  • Sunrise 7:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:44 AM–8:15 AM
  • Morning best color 8:01 AM
  • Moonset 11:50 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:04 PM–7:35 PM
  • Sunset 7:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:35 PM–7:58 PM
  • Evening best color 7:58 PM
  • Fully dark 8:53 PM–6:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:53 PM–2:33 AM

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