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- Certified dark sky place
Tampa, Florida, United States
Monday, October 19, 2026
Rocket launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5
Good - twilight window
Lifts off 6:30 AM
Window: 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Space jellyfish possible 6:34 AM–6:38 AM, NE about 12° up
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
7:32 AM
No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.
Sunset
Low
6:56 PM
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 15 an hour
Best around 5:56 AM
From 8:26 PM to 6:03 AM
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
Tiangong space station
Modest pass, SSE to ESE
Rises 7:36 PM
Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.
Moon
First quarter
59% lit
3:07 PM – 2:03 AM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
Weather forecast
Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States
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