Orlando, Florida, USA

Sunday, August 30, 2026

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Orlando, Florida, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon Heavy | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 7:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
E
Heading away from you
When
7:26 AM
Highest around 7:35 AM
Distance
47 mi
Climbs to
70°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
7:33 AM
Land - Landing Zone 40, back toward E

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:02 AM

7:02 AM

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:02 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:49 PM

7:49 PM

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

7:17 PM Golden hour
7:49 PM Sunset
8:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

9:11 PM – 10:18 AM

E W
9:11 PM Moonrise
9:29 PM 4°
3:42 AM Highest, 71°
9:59 AM 4°
10:18 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 79°F Mainly clear
38% dry 80% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 92°F Moderate drizzle
50% 0.7 mm 61% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 79°F Partly cloudy
73% dry 81% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:38 AM–7:02 AM
  • Morning best color 6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 7:02 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:02 AM–7:34 AM
  • Moonset 9:18 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:17 PM–7:49 PM
  • Sunset 7:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:49 PM–8:13 PM
  • Evening best color 7:57 PM
  • Fully dark 9:10 PM–5:42 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:10 PM–9:20 PM
  • Moonrise 9:11 PM

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Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:11 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:20 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:16 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 12.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:18 AM Partial solar eclipse 29.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:26 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 56% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 29.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 5:31 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% 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
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