Tampa, Florida, United States

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-49

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 5:33 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 5:40 AM–5:42 AM, NE about 8° up

Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
5:33 AM
Highest around 5:42 AM
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
46°
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.

That morning

Sunrise

7:05 AM

7:05 AM

6:41 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:58 PM

7:58 PM

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

7:27 PM Golden hour
7:58 PM Sunset
8:22 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.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit

6:38 PM – 5:31 AM

ESE WSW
6:38 PM Moonrise
6:58 PM 4°
12:05 AM Highest, 43°
5:11 AM 4°
5:31 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:41 AM–7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:36 AM
  • Morning best color 7:21 AM
  • Moonrise 6:39 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:27 PM–7:58 PM
  • Sunset 7:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:58 PM–8:22 PM
  • Evening best color 8:21 PM
  • Fully dark 9:20 PM–5:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:40 AM–5:44 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Orionids Active, around 11 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 8:27 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Fair, look ENE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 12 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:36 PM 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