Tampa, Florida, United States

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States Tuesday 29 September 2026 High 85°F, low 71°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, SW to ENE

Rose 6:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:36 AM
until 6:41 AM
Visible for
5m 40s
Highest
87° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NW to WSW

Rose 8:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to WSW
When
8:53 PM
until 8:56 PM
Visible for
2m 50s
Highest
48° WSW
Ends
Fades at 48°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

That morning

Sunrise

Excellent

7:21 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Fair by the people who watched it.

6:58 AM Blue hour
7:21 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Best color
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 3 well-rated past sunrises here.

Sunset

Fair

7:17 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:46 PM Golden hour
7:17 PM Sunset
7:41 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

89% lit

9:09 PM – 11:30 AM

ENE WNW
9:09 PM Moonrise
9:29 PM 4°
4:16 AM Highest, 86°
11:09 AM 4°
11:30 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
75°F
Partly cloudy 70% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
81°F
Overcast 99% clouds · no rain
Evening
80°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:58 AM Blue hour
7:21 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Best color
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:46 PM Golden hour
7:17 PM Sunset
7:41 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

9:09 PM Moonrise
9:29 PM 4°
4:16 AM Highest, 86°
11:09 AM 4°
11:30 AM Moonset
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Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Milky Way Visible 8:31 PM to 10:31 PM with no moon, 25° above the south-southwestern horizon - 11 nights 3 Oct to 13 Oct
Sat 3 Oct 2026 8:31 PM 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 ENE
Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:33 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:55 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 6:21 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:21 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM

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