Tampa, Florida, United States

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States
High 85°F, low 71°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Excellent

7:21 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Fair by the people who watched it.

Cloud
70%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
83%
Wind
4 mph
6:58 AM Blue hour
7:21 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Best color
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 3 well-rated past sunrises here.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, SW to ENE

Rose 6:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:36 AM
until 6:41 AM
Visible for
5m 40s
Highest
87° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Fair

7:17 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
70%
Wind
2 mph
6:46 PM Golden hour
7:17 PM Sunset
7:41 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.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NW to WSW

Rose 8:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to WSW
When
8:53 PM
until 8:56 PM
Visible for
2m 50s
Highest
48° WSW
Ends
Fades at 48°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Waning gibbous

89% lit

9:09 PM – 11:30 AM

ENE WNW
9:09 PM Moonrise
9:29 PM 4°
4:16 AM Highest, 86°
11:09 AM 4°
11:30 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 75°F Partly cloudy
70% dry 83% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 81°F Overcast
99% dry 61% 2 mph
Evening 7 PM 80°F Overcast
100% dry 70% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:58 AM–7:21 AM
  • Sunrise 7:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:21 AM–7:52 AM
  • Morning best color 7:38 AM
  • Moonset 10:21 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:46 PM–7:17 PM
  • Sunset 7:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:17 PM–7:41 PM
  • Evening best color 7:40 PM
  • Fully dark 8:36 PM–6:04 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:36 PM–9:16 PM
  • Moonrise 9:10 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 8:28 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 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 Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Fair, look ENE
Wed 28 Oct 2026 8:00 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

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