Orlando, Florida, USA

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Orlando, Florida, USA
High 89°F, low 73°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:19 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Good by the people who watched it.

Cloud
77%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
70%
Wind
2 mph
6:55 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Best color
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 11 well-rated past sunrises here.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NE to NE

Rose 5:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NE
Rising, then up to NE
When
5:21 AM
until 5:22 AM
Visible for
0m 50s
Highest
18° NE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Good

7:10 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Low by the people who watched it.

Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
87%
Wind
5 mph
6:38 PM Golden hour
7:10 PM Sunset
7:18 PM Best color
7:33 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 13 well-rated past sunsets here.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WNW to S

Rose 8:09 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:09 PM
until 8:14 PM
Visible for
4m 50s
Highest
20° SW
Ends
Sets S

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 8:28 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:28 PM to 10:28 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
8:28 PM
Sky fully dark
8:28 PM to 6:01 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Last quarter

60% lit

10:50 PM – 1:40 PM

ENE WNW
10:50 PM Moonrise
11:11 PM 4°
6:14 AM Highest, 90°
1:18 PM 4°
1:40 PM 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 Partly cloudy
77% dry 70% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 88°F Overcast
99% dry 61% 16 mph
Evening 7 PM 77°F Overcast
100% dry 87% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:55 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:50 AM
  • Moonset 1:40 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:38 PM–7:10 PM
  • Sunset 7:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:10 PM–7:33 PM
  • Evening best color 7:18 PM
  • Fully dark 8:28 PM–6:01 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:28 PM–11:58 PM
  • Moonrise 11:54 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 8:23 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Fair, space jellyfish NE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSE to SE, 12 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:36 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, SW to S, 57 deg up
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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it