Tampa, Florida, United States

Thursday, April 1, 2027

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Tampa, Florida, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:20 AM

7:20 AM

6:56 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | AYAP-1

No earlier than April 2027

No launch date yet. Only the month has been announced.

SpaceX - Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA - 196 km from here

AYAP-1 is the first Turkish lunar exploration spacecraft mission. The AYAP-1 spacecraft will operate for at least 3 months (possibly extended to 6) in a 100-km circular lunar orbit above the lunar surface before concluding its mission with a controlled crash landing. It will test the 1st Turkish spacecraft hybrid propulsion system and ollect data about the Moon's water, magnetic activity and radiation.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 6

No earlier than April 2027

No launch date yet. Only the month has been announced.

SpaceX - Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA - 196 km from here

Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer C

No earlier than Q2 2027

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

SpaceX - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA - 198 km from here

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Tracking Layer.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer D

No earlier than Q2 2027

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

SpaceX - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA - 198 km from here

Classified mission launched by the Space Development Agency (SDA) for Tranche 2 Tracking Layer.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Trinity

No earlier than Q2 2027

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

SpaceX - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA - 198 km from here

Trinity is a three-spacecraft mission from US satellite manufacturer K2 Space, with each satellite deploying to a different orbital regime to prove out K2 Space’s multi-orbit satellite platform. 2 satellites will be dropped off in LEO, 1 remaining in LEO for a period before raising itself to MEO, while the other will immediately begin climbing to MEO and will aim to complete orbit raising within 90 days. The 3rd satellite will be launched directly into a geostationary transfer orbit.

Rocket launch

Vulcan | USSF-95

No earlier than Q2 2027

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

United Launch Alliance - Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA - 197 km from here

First satellite of a medium Earth orbit missile-warning and missile-tracking constellation.

Sunset

7:47 PM

7:47 PM

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

7:16 PM Golden hour
7:47 PM Sunset
8:10 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 2:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
2:26 AM to 4:36 AM
Where to look
South-southeastern horizon, up to 27° above it
Highest at
4:36 AM
Sky fully dark
9:06 PM to 5:59 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waning crescent

26% lit

4:12 AM – 3:07 PM

ESE WSW
4:12 AM Moonrise
4:32 AM 4°
9:40 AM Highest, 43°
2:48 PM 4°
3:07 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:13 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:56 AM–7:20 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–7:51 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Moonset 3:08 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:16 PM–7:47 PM
  • Sunset 7:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:47 PM–8:10 PM
  • Evening best color 8:02 PM
  • Fully dark 9:06 PM–5:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:06 PM–4:46 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 2 Transport Layer I No date yet - NET May 2027 Sat 1 May 2027 New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 5:50 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 7:56 PM Milky Way Visible 1:43 AM to 5:47 AM with no moon, 33° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 30 Mar to 14 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 1:43 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 8:01 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 8:01 PM Lyrids Around 6 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 9:28 PM Eta Aquariids Around 14 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 9:36 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