Tampa, Florida, United States

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

6:43 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:34 PM

5:34 PM

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

4:59 PM Golden hour
5:34 PM Sunset
6:00 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.

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 54 an hour

Best around 2:49 AM

The night7:04 PM – 5:39 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
85°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 7:50 PM

Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM

6:56 AM – 5:10 PM

ESE SW
6:56 AM Moonrise
7:17 AM 4°
12:03 PM Highest, 35°
4:48 PM 4°
5:10 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:43 AM–7:09 AM
  • Moonrise 6:56 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:43 AM
  • Morning best color 7:25 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:59 PM–5:34 PM
  • Moonset 5:10 PM
  • Sunset 5:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:34 PM–6:00 PM
  • Evening best color 5:57 PM
  • Fully dark 6:57 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:57 PM–5:46 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Geminids Around 146 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 7:05 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 22m of light · sunset 5:39 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 7:09 PM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:17 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 5:17 PM Quadrantids Around 14 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 7:16 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:22 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
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 Total solar eclipse Totality here
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:31 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it