Orlando, Florida, USA

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Orlando, Florida, USA Thursday 1 October 2026 High 90°F, low 72°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-13

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 11:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
11:10 AM
Highest around 11:19 AM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
69°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
11:17 AM
Land - Landing Zone 40, back toward E

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

Rocket launch

Falcon Heavy | NROL-97

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 11:54 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Crossing your sky
When
11:54 PM
Highest around 12:03 AM
Distance
47 mi
Climbs to
70°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
12:01 AM
Land - Landing Zone 2, back toward E

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WNW to NE

Rose 6:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:17 AM
until 6:21 AM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
40° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WSW to SW

Rose 8:58 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:58 PM
until 8:59 PM
Visible for
1m 0s
Highest
10° SW
Ends
Sets SW

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 8:29 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:29 PM to 10:29 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 26° above it
Highest at
8:29 PM
Sky fully dark
8:29 PM to 6:00 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

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.

That morning

Sunrise

Excellent

7:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:55 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Best color
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:49 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 8 well-rated past sunrises here.

Sunset

Very Low

7:11 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:39 PM Golden hour
7:11 PM Sunset
7:19 PM Best color
7:34 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 13 well-rated past sunsets here.

Moon

Waning gibbous

71% lit

9:53 PM – 12:35 PM

ENE WNW
9:53 PM Moonrise
10:13 PM 4°
5:12 AM Highest, 88°
12:14 PM 4°
12:35 PM 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
Mainly clear 27% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
89°F
Overcast 99% clouds · no rain
Evening
77°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Moon, waning gibbous

9:53 PM Moonrise
10:13 PM 4°
5:12 AM Highest, 88°
12:14 PM 4°
12:35 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:55 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Best color
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:39 PM Golden hour
7:11 PM Sunset
7:19 PM Best color
7:34 PM Blue hour ends
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