Tampa, Florida, United States

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:21 AM

7:21 AM

6:55 AM Blue hour
7:21 AM Sunrise
7:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:46 PM

5:46 PM

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

5:11 PM Golden hour
5:46 PM Sunset
6:12 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Ovzon-3

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 6:04 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 6:07 PM–6:10 PM, ENE about 14° up

Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
6:04 PM
Highest around 6:06 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
6:11 PM
Land - Landing Zone 1, back toward ENE

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 5:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:16 PM Dark enough
12:41 AM Moonrise
5:01 AM Best
5:51 AM Too light
Estimate
~7/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
41°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
38% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Last quarter

54% lit

11:49 PM – 12:04 PM

E W
11:49 PM Moonrise
12:07 AM 4°
5:57 AM Highest, 61°
11:47 AM 4°
12:04 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:55 AM–7:21 AM
  • Sunrise 7:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:21 AM–7:56 AM
  • Morning best color 7:39 AM
  • Moonset 12:05 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:11 PM–5:46 PM
  • Evening best color 5:31 PM
  • Sunset 5:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:46 PM–6:12 PM
  • Fully dark 7:10 PM–5:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:10 PM–12:50 AM

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