Tampa, Florida, United States

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States
High 90°F, low 74°F.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
16%around 9 AM
Rain chance
1%around 9 AM
Humidity
94%
Wind
4 mph
7:07 AM Blue hour
7:30 AM Sunrise
7:47 AM Best color
8:02 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 8:11 PM

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NNE to NNE

Rose 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
5:51 AM
until 5:53 AM
Visible for
1m 30s
Highest
23° NNE
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, S to SE

Rose 6:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to S
When
6:06 AM
until 6:08 AM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
42° S
Ends
Sets SE

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

Sunset

Good

6:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
3%around 7 PM
Rain chance
23%around 7 PM
Humidity
71%
Wind
6 mph
6:27 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:23 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Current local time: 8:11 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 7 well-rated past sunsets here.

Moon

Waxing crescent

31% lit

1:03 PM – 11:14 PM

SE SW
1:03 PM Moonrise
1:24 PM 4°
6:09 PM Highest, 35°
10:53 PM 4°
11:14 PM Moonset

Current local time: 8:11 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 79°F Clear sky
16% 1% 94% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 90°F Mainly clear
44% 5% 66% 1 mph
Evening 7 PM 84°F Clear sky
3% 23% 71% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 77°F Overcast
100% 4% 89% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:07 AM–7:30 AM
  • Sunrise 7:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:30 AM–8:02 AM
  • Morning best color 7:47 AM
  • Moonrise 1:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:27 PM–6:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:23 PM
  • Evening best color 7:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:17 PM–6:13 AM
  • Moonset 11:15 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:17 PM–6:13 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Good, look ENE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:55 AM 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 Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:58 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 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