Orlando, Florida, USA

Monday, December 21, 2026

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Orlando, Florida, USA Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

Around 5 an hour

Best around 6:21 AM

Radiant climbs to
40°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 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.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 3:50 PM

Sunrise
7:14 AM, ESE (117°)
Sunset
5:33 PM, WSW (243°)
Daylight
10h 19m

That morning

Sunrise

7:14 AM

7:14 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Sunrise
7:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:33 PM

5:33 PM

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

4:57 PM Golden hour
5:33 PM Sunset
5:59 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit

3:06 PM – 5:43 AM

ENE WNW
3:06 PM Moonrise
3:27 PM 4°
10:22 PM Highest, 87°
5:22 AM 4°
5:43 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:14 AM
  • Morning best color 7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:14 AM–7:49 AM
  • Moonrise 3:06 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:57 PM–5:33 PM
  • Sunset 5:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:33 PM–5:59 PM
  • Evening best color 5:42 PM
  • Fully dark 6:57 PM–5:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:47 AM–5:50 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:10 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 5:10 PM Quadrantids Around 14 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:40 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:08 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 5:08 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:50 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 10:56 AM Milky Way Visible 4:24 AM to 5:44 AM with no moon, 20° above the southeastern horizon - 6 nights 9 Feb to 14 Feb
Sun 14 Feb 2027 4:24 AM

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