Tampa, Florida, United States

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

TODAY
Tampa, Florida, United States

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:07 AM

Radiant climbs to
27°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
51% lost
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:45 AM

6:45 AM

6:20 AM Blue hour
6:45 AM Sunrise
7:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:07 PM

8:07 PM

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

7:34 PM Golden hour
8:07 PM Sunset
8:32 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

79% lit

12:45 AM – 11:06 AM

ESE WSW
12:45 AM Moonrise
1:06 AM 4°
5:55 AM Highest, 36°
10:45 AM 4°
11:06 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 6:20 AM–6:45 AM
  • Sunrise 6:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:45 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 7:02 AM
  • Moonset 10:10 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:34 PM–8:07 PM
  • Sunset 8:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:07 PM–8:32 PM
  • Evening best color 8:30 PM
  • Fully dark 9:32 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:32 PM–12:52 AM
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Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:55 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 6:21 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:21 PM 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
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