TODAY
Tampa, Florida, United States
High 90°F, low 74°F.

Sunset

Good

6:59 PM

Very LowExcellent

Satellite, 9 min ago: high overcast overhead, no low cloud toward the sunset.

High cloud
67%catches the color
Low cloud
7%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
7%
Humidity
85%
6:27 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:23 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Current local time: 7:20 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 7 well-rated past sunsets here.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NNE to NNE

Rose 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
5:51 AM
until 5:53 AM
Visible for
1m 30s
Highest
23° NNE
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, S to SE

Rose 6:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to S
When
6:06 AM
until 6:08 AM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
42° S
Ends
Sets SE

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
20%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
1%
Humidity
94%
7:07 AM Blue hour
7:30 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Best color
8:02 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 7:20 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

34% lit

1:03 PM – 11:14 PM

SE SW
1:03 PM Moonrise
1:24 PM 4°
6:09 PM Highest, 35°
10:53 PM 4°
11:14 PM Moonset

Current local time: 7:20 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 79°F Clear sky
18% 1% 94% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 90°F Mainly clear
44% 5% 66% 1 mph
Evening 7 PM 81°F Mainly clear
66% 7% 85% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 77°F Overcast
92% 4% 89% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:07 AM–7:30 AM
  • Sunrise 7:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:30 AM–8:02 AM
  • Morning best color 7:34 AM
  • Moonrise 1:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:27 PM–6:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:23 PM
  • Evening best color 7:22 PM
  • Night 7:23 PM–7:07 AM
  • Fully dark 8:17 PM–6:13 AM
  • Moonset 11:15 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:17 PM–6:13 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Tampa, Florida, United States

Next few days

Pick a date
Sat, Oct 17
Fair 7:13 AM–7:49 AM
Low 6:40 PM–7:16 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Fair 7:13 AM–7:49 AM
Fair 6:39 PM–7:15 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Fair 7:14 AM–7:50 AM
6:30 AM
Fair 6:38 PM–7:14 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:59 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Excellent, look ENE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:55 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:21 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:21 PM Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Fair, look ENE
Wed 28 Oct 2026 8:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:58 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:54 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:21 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:31 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:31 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 2:20 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 22m of light · sunset 5:39 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:39 AM Full 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 Full 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 Full Snow Moon Rises 6:21 PM in the E Sat 20 Feb 2027 6:21 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 4:31 AM Milky Way Visible 3:35 AM to 6:21 AM with no moon, 29° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 3:35 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:40 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 4:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 7:11 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 7:11 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 5:50 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 7:56 PM Milky Way Visible 1:43 AM to 5:47 AM with no moon, 33° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 30 Mar to 14 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 1:43 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 8:01 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 8:01 PM Lyrids Around 7 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 5:13 AM Eta Aquariids Around 21 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 5:06 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 5:20 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:06 AM Milky Way Visible 12:03 AM to 5:18 AM with no moon, 33° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Fri 7 May 2027 12:03 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:52 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:52 PM Milky Way Visible 10:14 PM to 5:01 AM with no moon, 33° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Thu 3 Jun 2027 10:14 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 5:00 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:47 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 8:34 PM in the ESE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:34 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 13h 55m of light · sunset 8:29 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 10:10 AM Milky Way Visible 10:02 PM to 4:42 AM with no moon, 33° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 10:02 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 5:00 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 11:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:41 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:41 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 14 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 3:52 AM 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 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 6:00 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 10:33 PM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 8:38 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:53 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 6:53 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 5:56 AM Milky Way Visible 8:13 PM to 9:23 PM with no moon, 19° above the southwestern horizon - 5 nights 21 Oct to 25 Oct
Thu 21 Oct 2027 8:13 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 6:10 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 9:34 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 1:58 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 12:54 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:07 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 5:07 PM Leonids A few an hour
Tue 16 Nov 2027 5:22 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 10:24 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 5:38 PM in the ENE Mon 13 Dec 2027 5:38 PM Geminids Around 30 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 2:20 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

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