Tampa, Florida, United States

Thursday, July 30, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-95

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 3:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
3:10 AM
Highest around 3:19 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
46°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
3:18 AM
Land - Landing Zone 2, back toward ENE

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

That morning

Sunrise

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

6:26 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:20 PM

8:20 PM

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

7:48 PM Golden hour
8:20 PM Sunset
8:46 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 7 well-rated past sunsets here.

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:20 AM

The night9:50 PM – 5:22 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
70% lost
Speed
59 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

9:12 PM – 8:37 AM

ESE WSW
9:12 PM Moonrise
9:31 PM 4°
2:54 AM Highest, 49°
8:18 AM 4°
8:37 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 6:26 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 7:08 AM
  • Moonset 7:40 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:48 PM–8:20 PM
  • Sunset 8:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:20 PM–8:46 PM
  • Evening best color 8:43 PM
  • Moonrise 9:13 PM
  • Fully dark 9:48 PM–5:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 12 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:36 PM Orionids Active, around 15 an hour
Mon 19 Oct 2026 8:26 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Good, look ENE
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, SW to SSE, 59 deg up
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:11 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:25 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:21 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:21 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