Tampa, Florida, United States

Thursday, August 12, 2027

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Meteor shower

Perseids

Around 77 an hour

Best around 5:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
54°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:58 AM

6:58 AM

6:33 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:11 PM

8:11 PM

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

7:39 PM Golden hour
8:11 PM Sunset
8:36 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

82% lit

5:16 PM – 3:33 AM

ESE WSW
5:16 PM Moonrise
5:38 PM 4°
10:24 PM Highest, 36°
3:12 AM 4°
3:33 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:39 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:30 AM
  • Morning best color 7:15 AM
  • Moonrise 5:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:39 PM–8:11 PM
  • Sunset 8:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:11 PM–8:36 PM
  • Evening best color 8:34 PM
  • Fully dark 9:35 PM–5:34 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:35 AM–5:34 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

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 Full Harvest Moon Rises 7:19 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 7:19 PM Milky Way Visible 8:45 PM to 11:15 PM with no moon, 29° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 8:45 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:25 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 2:01 AM 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