Tampa, Florida, United States

Friday, May 1, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:49 AM

6:49 AM

6:25 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-38

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 2:06 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
2:06 PM
Highest around 2:09 PM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

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

Sunset

8:04 PM

8:04 PM

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

7:31 PM Golden hour
8:04 PM Sunset
8:28 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Flower Moon

Rises 8:20 PM in the ESE

8:20 PM – 7:02 AM

Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May.

ESE WSW
8:20 PM Moonrise
8:41 PM 4°
1:41 AM Highest, 40°
6:42 AM 4°
7:02 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:20 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
1:24 PM
Distance
249,484 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:25 AM–6:49 AM
  • Moonset 6:27 AM
  • Sunrise 6:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:49 AM–7:21 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:31 PM–8:04 PM
  • Sunset 8:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:04 PM–8:28 PM
  • Evening best color 8:18 PM
  • Moonrise 8:21 PM
  • Fully dark 9:28 PM–5:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:21 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:21 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to N, 12 deg up
Sun 25 Oct 2026 8:05 PM Halloween Halloween night in Tampa - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:13 PM 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 7:09 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