Tampa, Florida, United States

Thursday, December 28, 2023

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:19 AM

7:19 AM

6:54 AM Blue hour
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:42 PM

5:42 PM

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

5:07 PM Golden hour
5:42 PM Sunset
6:08 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon Heavy | OTV-7 (X-37B)

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 8:07 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
8:07 PM
Highest around 8:09 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
8:14 PM
Land - Landing Zone 1, back toward ENE

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-36

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 11:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
11:01 PM
Highest around 11:04 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

7:17 PM – 9:34 AM

ENE WNW
7:17 PM Moonrise
7:37 PM 4°
2:28 AM Highest, 86°
9:14 AM 4°
9:34 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:54 AM–7:19 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:55 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Moonset 8:52 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:07 PM–5:42 PM
  • Evening best color 5:28 PM
  • Sunset 5:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:42 PM–6:08 PM
  • Fully dark 7:06 PM–5:56 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:06 PM–7:26 PM
  • Moonrise 7:18 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Long shot, look ENE
Fri 13 Nov 2026 12:54 PM Starship | Starlink Group 31-2 Long shot, look W
Fri 13 Nov 2026 5:45 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:08 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:08 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 12 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:08 AM Northern Taurids Still active, a few 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