Orlando, Florida, USA

Sunday, August 30, 2026

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Orlando, Florida, USA Sunday 30 August 2026

Rocket launch

Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 7:26 AM

Very LowExcellent

Look

Crossing your sky

When

7:26 AM

Highest around 7:35 AM

Distance

47 mi

Climbs to

70°

Lighting

Daylight

Launch site

Launch Complex 39A

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Landing

7:33 AM

Land - Landing Zone 2, back toward E

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

That morning

Sunrise

7:02 AM

6:38 AM Blue hour

7:02 AM Sunrise

7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

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

8:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

9:11 PM – 10:18 AM

E W

9:11 PM Moonrise

9:29 PM 4°

3:42 AM Highest, 71°

9:59 AM 4°

10:18 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning

79°F

Mainly clear 38% clouds · no rain

Afternoon

92°F

Moderate drizzle 50% clouds · 0.7 mm rain

Evening

79°F

Partly cloudy 73% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:38 AM Blue hour

7:02 AM Sunrise

7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:17 PM Golden hour

7:49 PM Sunset

8:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

9:11 PM Moonrise

9:29 PM 4°

3:42 AM Highest, 71°

9:59 AM 4°

10:18 AM Moonset

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Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

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Sun 4 Oct 2026 8:26 PM Draconids A few an hour

Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:33 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to NNE, 10 deg up

Fri 9 Oct 2026 6:32 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 6:00 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 11:50 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35 Good, look E

Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:33 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour

Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:50 AM

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