Orlando, Florida, USA

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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Orlando, Florida, USA
High 91°F, low 74°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-35

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:33 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish likely 6:36 AM–6:41 AM, ENE about 29° up

Look
E
Heading away from you
When
6:33 AM
Highest around 6:42 AM
Distance
49 mi
Climbs to
69°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
6:41 AM
Land - Landing Zone 40, back toward E
Video
▶ NASA
Mission
Resupply
35th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
56%
Wind
5 mph
7:01 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Best color
7:25 AM Sunrise
7:56 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, NNE to ENE

Rose 5:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
5:49 AM
until 5:52 AM
Visible for
2m 30s
Highest
22° NNE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, SW to NE

Rose 6:32 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to ESE
When
6:32 AM
until 6:38 AM
Visible for
6m 30s
Highest
80° ESE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Good

6:57 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
50%
Wind
8 mph
6:26 PM Golden hour
6:57 PM Sunset
7:06 PM Best color
7:21 PM Blue hour ends

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

9% lit

10:16 AM – 8:41 PM

ESE WSW
10:16 AM Moonrise
10:37 AM 4°
3:28 PM Highest, 37°
8:20 PM 4°
8:41 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 Clear sky
0% dry 56% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 90°F Clear sky
0% dry 31% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 82°F Clear sky
0% dry 50% 8 mph
Late Night 11 PM 77°F Clear sky
0% dry 66% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:01 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 7:20 AM
  • Sunrise 7:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:25 AM–7:56 AM
  • Moonrise 10:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:26 PM–6:57 PM
  • Sunset 6:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:57 PM–7:21 PM
  • Evening best color 7:06 PM
  • Fully dark 8:16 PM–6:07 AM
  • Moonset 8:41 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:46 PM–6:07 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Orlando, Florida, USA

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:54 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Marginal, look E
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:50 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 6:16 PM Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Good, look E
Wed 28 Oct 2026 8:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:53 AM 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