Tampa, Florida, United States

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States
High 80°F, low 59°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
29%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
83%
Wind
12 mph
7:08 AM Blue hour
7:31 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Best color
8:03 AM Golden hour ends

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

Sunset

Low

6:57 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
77%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
65%
Wind
15 mph
6:25 PM Golden hour
6:50 PM Best color
6:57 PM Sunset
7:21 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:57 AM

From 8:27 PM to 6:02 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.

Moon

First quarter

50% lit

2:30 PM – 1:07 AM

ESE WSW
2:30 PM Moonrise
2:51 PM 4°
7:48 PM Highest, 39°
12:46 AM 4°
1:07 AM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 63°F Mainly clear
29% 0% 83% 12 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 79°F Clear sky
4% 0% 51% 19 mph
Evening 7 PM 73°F Partly cloudy
77% 0% 65% 15 mph
Late Night 11 PM 68°F Clear sky
15% 0% 78% 14 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:10 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:08 AM–7:31 AM
  • Sunrise 7:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:31 AM–8:03 AM
  • Morning best color 7:48 AM
  • Moonrise 2:31 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:25 PM–6:57 PM
  • Sunset 6:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:57 PM–7:21 PM
  • Evening best color 7:20 PM
  • Fully dark 8:16 PM–6:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:16 AM–6:14 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