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- Certified dark sky place
Tampa, Florida, United States
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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Meteor shower
Southern Delta Aquariids
Active, around 6 an hour
Best around 4:13 AM
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.
Stays near its best for several nights, not just one.
That morning
Sunrise
6:46 AM
6:46 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
8:25 PM
Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 7 well-rated past sunsets here.
Milky Way
Milky Way
Washed out by city light
Visible from 1:05 AM
The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.
Moon
First quarter
52% lit
2:02 PM – 1:03 AM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States
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