Tampa, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:21 AM

7:21 AM

6:57 AM Blue hour
7:21 AM Sunrise
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Eutelsat 36D

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:52 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
5:52 PM
Highest around 5:54 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:46 PM

7:46 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

7:15 PM Golden hour
7:46 PM Sunset
8:10 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-45

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 9:30 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
9:30 PM
Highest around 9:32 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

75% lit

1:01 AM – 11:13 AM

SE SW
1:01 AM Moonrise
1:23 AM 4°
6:07 AM Highest, 34°
10:51 AM 4°
11:13 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:57 AM–7:21 AM
  • Sunrise 7:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:21 AM–7:52 AM
  • Morning best color 7:38 AM
  • Moonset 10:24 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:15 PM–7:46 PM
  • Evening best color 7:31 PM
  • Sunset 7:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:46 PM–8:10 PM
  • Fully dark 9:05 PM–6:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:05 PM–1:05 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 7:08 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 7:08 PM 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 Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 12 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:08 AM 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