Tampa, Florida, United States

Friday, October 9, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States
High 84°F, low 74°F.

Tropical storm

Hurricane Isaias

Outer clouds at most, passing to the northwest

Was closest at 11:48 PM

Little impactSevere
Here
Outer clouds at most
Winds now
92 mph, Category 1
Closest
321 mi NW, Fri 11:48 PM
The eye
309 mi from its edge now
Where it is now
321 mi NW, its cloud 16° above the horizon

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
93%
Wind
9 mph
7:03 AM Blue hour
7:26 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Best color
7:58 AM Golden hour ends

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

Sunset

Fair

7:06 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
88%
Wind
5 mph
6:35 PM Golden hour
7:06 PM Sunset
7:30 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.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 8:25 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:25 PM to 10:05 PM
Where to look
Southwestern horizon, up to 23° above it
Highest at
8:25 PM
Sky fully dark
8:25 PM to 6:09 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

New moon

1% lit

New moon today at 11:50 AM

Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 6:00 AM

6:24 AM – 6:25 PM

E W
6:24 AM Moonrise
6:42 AM 4°
12:25 PM Highest, 58°
6:07 PM 4°
6:25 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 77°F Overcast
100% dry 93% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 84°F Partly cloudy
56% dry 80% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 79°F Overcast
100% dry 88% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 77°F Overcast
100% dry 92% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:03 AM–7:26 AM
  • Sunrise 7:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:26 AM–7:58 AM
  • Morning best color 7:43 AM
  • Moonset 6:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:35 PM–7:06 PM
  • Sunset 7:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:06 PM–7:30 PM
  • Evening best color 7:29 PM
  • Fully dark 8:25 PM–6:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:25 PM–6:09 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

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Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:58 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Good, 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 5:55 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it