When to see the Milky Way in Tampa, Florida

Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time

Tonight the Milky Way core is visible from 8:07 PM to 8:37 PM, reaching about 15° above the horizon (look south).

Best nights in the coming months

Night of	Core visible	Window	Max height
Sun, May 30	10:52 PM – 5:02 AM	6h 10m	33°
Thu, Jun 3	10:35 PM – 4:55 AM	6h 20m	33°
Fri, Jun 4	10:35 PM – 4:55 AM	6h 20m	33°
Sat, Jun 5	10:26 PM – 4:56 AM	6h 30m	33°
Sun, Jun 6	10:26 PM – 4:56 AM	6h 30m	33°
Mon, Jun 7	10:17 PM – 4:57 AM	6h 40m	33°
Tue, Jun 29	10:03 PM – 4:33 AM	6h 30m	33°
Wed, Jun 30	10:03 PM – 4:33 AM	6h 30m	33°
Thu, Jul 1	10:03 PM – 4:23 AM	6h 20m	33°
Fri, Jul 2	10:03 PM – 4:23 AM	6h 20m	33°

Milky Way season

October 2026	3 of 3
November 2026	1 of 30
December 2026	0 of 31
January 2027	0 of 31
February 2027	17 of 28
March 2027	19 of 31
April 2027	21 of 30
May 2027	24 of 31
June 2027	25 of 30
July 2027	24 of 31
August 2027	21 of 31
September 2027	18 of 30
October 2027	17 of 31
November 2027	1 of 30
December 2027	0 of 31
January 2028	0 of 3

Nights per month with at least 20 minutes of good viewing.

We count a night when the galactic centre is at least 10° above the horizon, the sky is fully dark (between astronomical dusk and dawn) and the Moon is below the horizon or less than 25% lit. City lights matter too: see the nearest dark area on the night sky page.