Tampa, Florida, United States

Saturday, April 4, 2026

TODAY
Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo (LA-05)

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 1:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
1:46 AM
Highest around 1:55 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
46°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

6:52 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:49 PM

7:49 PM

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

7:17 PM Golden hour
7:49 PM Sunset
8:12 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

Waning gibbous

94% lit

10:29 PM – 9:03 AM

ESE WSW
10:29 PM Moonrise
10:50 PM 4°
3:46 AM Highest, 39°
8:43 AM 4°
9:03 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 6:52 AM–7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:47 AM
  • Morning best color 7:32 AM
  • Moonset 8:27 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:17 PM–7:49 PM
  • Sunset 7:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:49 PM–8:12 PM
  • Evening best color 8:12 PM
  • Fully dark 9:08 PM–5:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:08 PM–10:38 PM
  • Moonrise 10:30 PM
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