Tampa, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

Around 5 an hour

Best around 6:27 AM

Radiant climbs to
39°
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
7:16 AM, ESE (117°)
Sunset
5:39 PM, WSW (243°)
Daylight
10h 22m

That morning

Sunrise

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

6:51 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:39 PM

5:39 PM

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

5:03 PM Golden hour
5:39 PM Sunset
6:04 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

Waxing gibbous

92% lit

3:12 PM – 5:46 AM

ENE WNW
3:12 PM Moonrise
3:33 PM 4°
10:27 PM Highest, 88°
5:25 AM 4°
5:46 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:51 AM–7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:52 AM
  • Morning best color 7:33 AM
  • Moonrise 3:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:03 PM–5:39 PM
  • Sunset 5:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:39 PM–6:04 PM
  • Evening best color 6:02 PM
  • Fully dark 7:02 PM–5:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:52 AM–5:53 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:17 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 5:17 PM Quadrantids Around 14 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:46 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:22 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:14 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 5:14 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 10:56 AM Milky Way Visible 4:28 AM to 5:49 AM with no moon, 20° above the southeastern horizon - 6 nights 9 Feb to 14 Feb
Sat 13 Feb 2027 4:28 AM

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