Tampa, Florida, United States

Tuesday, July 27, 2027

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Meteor shower

Southern Delta Aquariids

Around 14 an hour

Best around 3:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
46°
Under a perfect sky
25/hour
Moonlight
18% lost
Speed
41 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.

Stays near its best for several nights, not just one.

That morning

Sunrise

6:49 AM

6:49 AM

6:24 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Sunrise
7:22 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:22 PM

8:22 PM

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

7:49 PM Golden hour
8:22 PM Sunset
8:48 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.

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
45°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
26% lost
Speed
59 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 most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 9:51 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
9:51 PM to 1:31 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 33° above it
Highest at
10:51 PM
Sky fully dark
9:51 PM to 5:22 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.

Moon

Last quarter

40% lit

12:51 AM – 2:53 PM

ENE WNW
12:51 AM Moonrise
1:10 AM 4°
7:49 AM Highest, 83°
2:33 PM 4°
2:53 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:51 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:24 AM–6:49 AM
  • Sunrise 6:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:49 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 7:06 AM
  • Moonset 2:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:49 PM–8:22 PM
  • Sunset 8:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:22 PM–8:48 PM
  • Evening best color 8:45 PM
  • Fully dark 9:51 PM–5:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:51 PM–1:41 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Milky Way Visible 9:49 PM to 2:49 AM with no moon, 33° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 25 Jul to 9 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 9:49 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 6:07 AM Perseids Around 77 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 5:26 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:50 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:50 PM Milky Way Visible 9:20 PM to 1:10 AM with no moon, 33° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:20 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 5:40 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 1:39 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 13.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:15 AM Partial solar eclipse 29.7% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:22 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 30.7% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:34 PM Total lunar eclipse 68% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it