Tampa, Florida, United States

Saturday, October 20, 2029

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:25 PM Dark enough
5:10 AM Best
6:04 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
75°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
44% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate 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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

That morning

Sunrise

7:33 AM

7:33 AM

7:09 AM Blue hour
7:33 AM Sunrise
8:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:55 PM

6:55 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:23 PM Golden hour
6:55 PM Sunset
7:19 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit

5:47 PM – 6:52 AM

E W
5:47 PM Moonrise
6:05 PM 4°
12:18 AM Highest, 72°
6:33 AM 4°
6:52 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:00 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:09 AM–7:33 AM
  • Sunrise 7:33 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:33 AM–8:05 AM
  • Morning best color 7:50 AM
  • Moonrise 5:47 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:23 PM–6:55 PM
  • Evening best color 6:40 PM
  • Sunset 6:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:55 PM–7:19 PM
  • Fully dark 8:14 PM–6:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Tampa, Florida, United States

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

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