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Orlando, Florida, USA

High 74°F, low 67°F.

Sunset

Low

5:39 PM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
100%catches the color
Low cloud
91%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
19%
Humidity
90%
5:06 PM Golden hour
5:29 PM Best color
5:39 PM Sunset
6:04 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 11:41 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 5 past sunsets here that were rated excellent.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:54 AM +1 tomorrow morning

Very LowExcellent
7:09 PM Dark enough
12:54 AM Best
1:13 AM Moonrise
5:09 AM Too light

Current local time: 11:41 AM

Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Cloud
87%
at 12:54 AM, forecast
Radiant climbs to
76°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:54 AM +1 tomorrow morning

Very LowExcellent
7:09 PM Dark enough
12:54 AM Best
1:13 AM Moonrise
5:09 AM Too light

Current local time: 11:41 AM

Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Cloud
87%
at 12:54 AM, forecast
Radiant climbs to
82°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NNW to NNW

Rises 7:11 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
7:11 PM
until 7:12 PM
Visible for
1m 0s
Highest
17° NNW
Ends
Fades at 17°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Event

Stargazing

Best around 3:00 AM +1 tomorrow morning

Very LowExcellent
6:59 PM Dark enough
1:13 AM Moonrise
3:00 AM Best
5:19 AM Too light

Current local time: 11:41 AM

At its best
Very Low
held back by sky glow
Darkness
Fully dark
100% of a perfect sky
Clouds
Partly cloudy
49% of a perfect sky
Rain
No rain on the radar
100% of a perfect sky
Moon
Moon 34% lit, up
90% of a perfect sky
Sky glow
Bright city sky
30% of a perfect sky

These are at the best time, from the forecast. The bar is the best half hour of the dark: how dark the sky is, the cloud, rain, the Moon's glare and the light pollution here, each taking its share off a perfect night.

Event

Día de Muertos

US holiday

Día de Muertos in Orlando - sunset at 5:39 PM

Evening from 5:39 PM

Sunset and evening sky

Very LowExcellent
Sunset
5:39 PM
Sun toward WSW
Cloud this evening
95%
Rain chance
22%
This evening
Moon
38% lit
Rises 1:19 AM (after midnight)
Where the Sun is
WSW, 5° up
at 5:09 PM

Día de Muertos - the Day of the Dead - is kept in Mexico, and wherever Mexican families live, on November 1 and 2. Families welcome back the souls of their dead with ofrendas - home altars of photographs, candles, the favorite foods of those who died and pan de muerto - and with paths of cempasúchil marigolds, whose color and scent are said to guide the souls home. November 1 is often given to children who died and November 2 to adults, and many families spend the night in the cemetery, by candlelight at the decorated graves.

It joins older Indigenous ways of honoring the dead with the Catholic All Saints' and All Souls' Days. UNESCO added it to its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NNW to ESE

Rose 5:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NE
When
5:58 AM
until 6:04 AM
Visible for
6m 30s
Highest
51° NE
Ends
Sets ESE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Very Low

6:38 AM

Very LowExcellent

From the GOES-East satellite's cloud at the time

Predicted
Very Low
High cloud
100%catches the color
Low cloud
93%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
93%
Humidity
97%
6:13 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
6:49 AM Best color
7:11 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 11:41 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 5 past sunrises here that were rated excellent.

Moon, up now

Last quarter

41% lit

12:09 AM – 1:47 PM

ENE WNW
12:09 AM Moonrise
12:29 AM 4°
7:01 AM Highest, 78°
1:29 PM 4°
1:47 PM Moonset

Current local time: 11:41 AM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 72°F Moderate rain
100% 77% 94% 14 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 73°F Overcast
100% 32% 90% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 73°F Dense drizzle
96% 18% 92% 8 mph
Late Night 11 PM 72°F Overcast
86% 13% 93% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:10 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:13 AM–6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:38 AM–7:11 AM
  • Morning best color 6:49 AM
  • Moonset 1:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:06 PM–5:39 PM
  • Evening best color 5:29 PM
  • Sunset 5:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:39 PM–6:04 PM
  • Night 6:04 PM–6:14 AM
  • Fully dark 6:59 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:59 PM–1:19 AM
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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Orlando, Florida, USA

Next few days

Pick a date
Tue, Nov 3
Fair 6:20 AM–6:56 AM
Good 5:20 PM–5:56 PM
Wed, Nov 4
Good 6:21 AM–6:57 AM
12:53 AM
Very Low 5:20 PM–5:56 PM
Thu, Nov 5
Good 6:22 AM–6:58 AM
Good 5:19 PM–5:55 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Orlando - sunset at 5:39 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:39 PM
Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to NNW, 17 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:12 PM
Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:09 PM
Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:09 PM
Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:08 PM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Orlando - sunset at 5:34 PM Wed 11 Nov 2026 5:34 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 7:03 PM
Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Good, look E
Thu 12 Nov 2026 7:00 PM
Leonids Around 10 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:01 PM
Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:25 PM Thanksgiving Thanksgiving in Orlando - sunset at 5:28 PM Thu 26 Nov 2026 5:28 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 14-16 No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Tue 1 Dec 2026 Falcon 9 Block 5 | CHORUS No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Tue 1 Dec 2026 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Inmarsat-7 F1 No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Tue 1 Dec 2026 Vulcan VC4L | Dream Chaser CRS 2 Flight 1 No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Tue 1 Dec 2026 Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer D No date yet - NET December 2026 Tue 1 Dec 2026 New Glenn | Blue Ring-1 No date yet - NET December 2026 Tue 1 Dec 2026 First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Orlando - sunset at 5:28 PM Sat 5 Dec 2026 5:28 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM Geminids Around 146 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 7:00 PM
Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 19m of light · sunset 5:33 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 7:03 PM
Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:10 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 5:10 PM Christmas Day Christmas night in Orlando - waning gibbous moon Fri 25 Dec 2026 5:35 PM New Year's Day New Year's Day in Orlando - the year's first sunset at 5:40 PM Fri 1 Jan 2027 5:40 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | 5x Astranis MicroGEO No date yet - NET Q1 2027 Fri 1 Jan 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Axiom Space Mission 5 No date yet - NET January 2027 Fri 1 Jan 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Haven-1 No date yet - NET Q1 2027 Fri 1 Jan 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Nova-C IM-3 No date yet - NET Q1 2027 Fri 1 Jan 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer C No date yet - NET January 2027 Fri 1 Jan 2027 Falcon Heavy | Griffin Mission One No date yet - NET January 2027 Fri 1 Jan 2027 New Glenn | Blue Moon Pathfinder No date yet - NET Q1 2027 Fri 1 Jan 2027 Nova | AstroForge Autonomy-1 No date yet - NET Q1 2027 Fri 1 Jan 2027 Quadrantids Around 11 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 7:10 PM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:23 PM Martin Luther King Jr. Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Orlando - sunset at 5:53 PM Mon 18 Jan 2027 5:53 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:08 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 5:08 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SICRAL 3A No date yet - NET February 2027 Mon 1 Feb 2027 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:50 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 10:56 AM Ramadan begins Ramadan begins in Orlando - iftar at sunset, 6:10 PM Mon 8 Feb 2027 6:10 PM 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
Presidents' Day Presidents' Day in Orlando - sunset at 6:15 PM Mon 15 Feb 2027 6:15 PM Full Snow Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the E Sat 20 Feb 2027 6:16 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-14 No date yet - NET March 2027 Mon 1 Mar 2027 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 4:32 AM Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr in Orlando - sunset at 6:30 PM Tue 9 Mar 2027 6:30 PM Milky Way Visible 3:31 AM to 6:16 AM with no moon, 29° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 3:31 AM
St Patrick's Day St Patrick's Day in Orlando - sunset at 7:35 PM Wed 17 Mar 2027 7:35 PM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:36 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 4:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 7:06 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 7:06 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | AYAP-1 No date yet - NET April 2027 Thu 1 Apr 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 6 No date yet - NET April 2027 Thu 1 Apr 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer C No date yet - NET Q2 2027 Thu 1 Apr 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer D No date yet - NET Q2 2027 Thu 1 Apr 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Trinity No date yet - NET Q2 2027 Thu 1 Apr 2027 Vulcan | USSF-95 No date yet - NET Q2 2027 Thu 1 Apr 2027 New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:40 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 7:56 PM Milky Way Visible 1:39 AM to 5:41 AM with no moon, 32° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 30 Mar to 14 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 1:39 AM
Full Pink Moon Rises 7:58 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:58 PM Lyrids Around 6 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 9:24 PM
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer I No date yet - NET May 2027 Sat 1 May 2027 Eta Aquariids Around 14 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 9:32 PM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:30 PM to 5:10 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:06 AM Milky Way Visible 12:00 AM to 5:12 AM with no moon, 32° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Fri 7 May 2027 12:00 AM
Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha in Orlando - sunset at 8:09 PM Sun 16 May 2027 8:09 PM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:49 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:49 PM Memorial Day Memorial Day in Orlando - sunset at 8:18 PM Mon 31 May 2027 8:18 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | KOMPSAT-7A No date yet - NET June 2027 Tue 1 Jun 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer J No date yet - NET June 2027 Tue 1 Jun 2027 New Glenn | Blue Origin HLS LEO Demo No date yet - NET June 2027 Tue 1 Jun 2027 SLS Block 1 | Artemis III No date yet - NET June 2027 Tue 1 Jun 2027 Starship | SpaceX HLS LEO Demo No date yet - NET June 2027 Tue 1 Jun 2027 Milky Way Visible 10:12 PM to 4:54 AM with no moon, 33° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Thu 3 Jun 2027 10:12 PM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:50 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:48 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 8:31 PM in the ESE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:31 PM Juneteenth Juneteenth in Orlando - sunset at 8:25 PM Sat 19 Jun 2027 8:25 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 13h 58m of light · sunset 8:26 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 10:10 AM Milky Way Visible 10:00 PM to 4:30 AM with no moon, 33° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 10:00 PM
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Haven-1 Crew-1 No date yet - NET July 2027 Thu 1 Jul 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Telesat Lightspeed 1 No date yet - NET Q3 2027 Thu 1 Jul 2027 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Vast-PAM-1 No date yet - NET Q3 2027 Thu 1 Jul 2027 New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 11:07 PM Independence Day The Fourth of July in Orlando - sunset at 8:27 PM, then fireworks Sun 4 Jul 2027 9:12 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:38 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:38 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 15 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 9:49 PM
Milky Way Visible 9:46 PM to 2:46 AM with no moon, 32° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 25 Jul to 9 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 9:46 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 6:07 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | COSI No date yet - NET August 2027 Sun 1 Aug 2027 Perseids Around 73 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 9:37 PM
Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:46 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:46 PM Milky Way Visible 9:17 PM to 12:57 AM with no moon, 32° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:17 PM
Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:40 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 1:40 PM Labor Day Labor Day in Orlando - sunset at 7:41 PM Mon 6 Sep 2027 7:41 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 7:15 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 7:15 PM Milky Way Visible 8:41 PM to 11:11 PM with no moon, 28° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 8:41 PM
Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:21 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 2:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 5:50 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 10:33 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Arabsat 7A No date yet - NET October 2027 Fri 1 Oct 2027 Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 8:33 PM
Indigenous Peoples' Day Indigenous Peoples' Day in Orlando - sunset at 7:00 PM Mon 11 Oct 2027 7:00 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:48 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 6:48 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 8:21 PM
Milky Way Visible 8:09 PM to 9:19 PM with no moon, 18° above the southwestern horizon - 4 nights 21 Oct to 24 Oct
Thu 21 Oct 2027 8:09 PM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 6:10 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 9:34 AM Halloween Halloween night in Orlando - waxing crescent moon Sun 31 Oct 2027 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Orlando - sunset at 6:40 PM Mon 1 Nov 2027 6:40 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SICRAL 3B No date yet - NET November 2027 Mon 1 Nov 2027 Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Orlando - sunset at 6:40 PM Tue 2 Nov 2027 6:40 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 8:08 PM
Veterans Day Veterans Day in Orlando - sunset at 5:34 PM Thu 11 Nov 2027 5:34 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 7:04 PM
Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:02 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 5:02 PM Leonids A few an hour
Tue 16 Nov 2027 7:01 PM
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving in Orlando - sunset at 5:29 PM Thu 25 Nov 2027 5:29 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 10:24 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 5:32 PM in the ENE Mon 13 Dec 2027 5:32 PM Geminids Around 30 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 7:00 PM
Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 19m of light · sunset 5:33 PM in the WSW Tue 21 Dec 2027 9:42 PM Ursids A few an hour
Tue 21 Dec 2027 7:03 PM
First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Orlando - sunset at 5:35 PM Sat 25 Dec 2027 5:35 PM Christmas Day Christmas night in Orlando - waning crescent moon Sat 25 Dec 2027 5:35 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:50 AM Mon 27 Dec 2027 3:14 PM New Year's Day New Year's Day in Orlando - the year's first sunset at 5:39 PM Sat 1 Jan 2028 5:39 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM
Partial solar eclipse 12.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:18 AM
Partial solar eclipse 29.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:26 PM
Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM
Total lunar eclipse 56% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM
Partial solar eclipse 29.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:31 PM
Total lunar eclipse 66% 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
Total solar eclipse Totality here
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:32 PM

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