Orlando, Florida, USA

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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Orlando, Florida, USA Tuesday 13 October 2026

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35

Good - twilight window

Lifts off 6:33 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
6:33 AM
Highest around 6:42 AM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
69°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
6:41 AM
Land - Landing Zone 40, back toward E

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

That morning

Sunrise

7:25 AM

7:25 AM

7:01 AM Blue hour
7:25 AM Sunrise
7:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:58 PM

6:58 PM

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

6:26 PM Golden hour
6:58 PM Sunset
7:21 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

9% lit

10:16 AM – 8:41 PM

ESE WSW
10:16 AM Moonrise
10:37 AM 4°
3:28 PM Highest, 37°
8:20 PM 4°
8:41 PM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Sunrise

7:01 AM Blue hour
7:25 AM Sunrise
7:56 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

10:16 AM Moonrise
10:37 AM 4°
3:28 PM Highest, 37°
8:20 PM 4°
8:41 PM Moonset

Sunset

6:26 PM Golden hour
6:58 PM Sunset
7:21 PM Blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:50 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:16 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:16 AM Beaver Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM

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