Tampa, Florida, United States

Friday, October 27, 2023

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:37 AM

7:37 AM

7:13 AM Blue hour
7:37 AM Sunrise
8:09 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:49 PM

6:49 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:49 PM Sunset
7:13 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:19 PM Dark enough
5:19 AM Best
6:08 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
51% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

6:09 PM – 7:18 AM

E W
6:09 PM Moonrise
6:28 PM 4°
12:41 AM Highest, 72°
6:59 AM 4°
7:18 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:13 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:13 AM–7:37 AM
  • Sunrise 7:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:37 AM–8:09 AM
  • Morning best color 7:55 AM
  • Moonrise 6:10 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–6:49 PM
  • Evening best color 6:34 PM
  • Sunset 6:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:49 PM–7:13 PM
  • Fully dark 8:08 PM–6:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:07 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:07 PM Leonids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:07 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:06 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:06 PM Leonids Around 10 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:06 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 Total solar eclipse Totality here
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:31 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it