Tampa, Florida, United States

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Rocket launch

Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo

Fair

Lifts off 8:00 PM

Window: 8:00 PM (instantaneous)

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Heading away from you
When
8:00 PM
Approximate
Distance
122 mi
Climbs to
46°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Go / No Go
Not yet set
No weather forecast yet
Mission
Communications
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude.

45 satellites will be carried on each Vulcan launch.

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

7:38 AM

7:38 AM

7:14 AM Blue hour
7:38 AM Sunrise
8:10 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:48 PM

6:48 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:16 PM Golden hour
6:48 PM Sunset
7:12 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.

Moon

Waning gibbous

92% lit

8:47 PM – 11:33 AM

ENE WNW
8:47 PM Moonrise
9:08 PM 4°
4:09 AM Highest, 90°
11:11 AM 4°
11:33 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:14 AM–7:38 AM
  • Sunrise 7:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:38 AM–8:10 AM
  • Morning best color 7:54 AM
  • Moonset 10:25 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:16 PM–6:48 PM
  • Sunset 6:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:48 PM–7:12 PM
  • Evening best color 7:11 PM
  • Fully dark 8:07 PM–6:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:07 PM–8:47 PM
  • Moonrise 8:48 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

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Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:06 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:31 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:31 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM 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
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Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
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