Titusville, Florida, USA

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

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Titusville, Florida, USA Tuesday 8 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 54 an hour

Best around 2:44 AM

Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 km/s

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.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:26 PM

5:26 PM

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

4:51 PM Golden hour
5:26 PM Sunset
5:52 PM Blue hour ends

New moon

New moon

Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM

New at 7:50 PM Tue 8 Dec

Very LowExcellent
Moonless and fully dark
7:00 PM to 5:40 AM
Sky fully dark
10h 40m

The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

6:51 AM – 5:01 PM

ESE SW
6:51 AM Moonrise
7:12 AM 4°
11:56 AM Highest, 34°
4:39 PM 4°
5:01 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:38 AM–7:03 AM
  • Moonrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning best color 6:56 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:39 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:51 PM–5:26 PM
  • Moonset 5:01 PM
  • Sunset 5:26 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:26 PM–5:52 PM
  • Evening best color 5:35 PM
  • Fully dark 6:50 PM–5:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:50 PM–5:40 AM
← Previous day Monday Mon, Dec 7
Next day → Wednesday Wed, Dec 9

Upcoming celestial events for Titusville, Florida, USA

Geminids Around 146 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:27 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 19m of light · sunset 5:30 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:30 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:08 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 5:08 PM Quadrantids Around 14 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:38 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:22 PM

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