Big Sur, California, USA

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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Big Sur, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-149

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 5:19 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 5:27 AM–5:27 AM, SSE about 4° up

Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
5:19 AM
Highest around 5:21 AM
Distance
132 mi
Climbs to
13°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:54 PM

4:54 PM

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

4:14 PM Golden hour
4:54 PM Sunset
5:23 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

7:24 PM – 10:17 AM

ENE WNW
7:24 PM Moonrise
7:47 PM 4°
2:55 AM Highest, 77°
9:55 AM 4°
10:17 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 6:44 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 7:10 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:52 AM
  • Moonset 9:39 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:14 PM–4:54 PM
  • Sunset 4:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:54 PM–5:23 PM
  • Fully dark 6:26 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:26 PM–7:26 PM
  • Moonrise 7:25 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 International Space Station Modest pass, NW to NW, 17 deg up
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:01 AM Halloween Halloween night in Big Sur - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Big Sur - sunset at 5:11 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:11 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 54.1% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:21 AM Total lunar eclipse 48% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:27 PM Partial solar eclipse 34.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:20 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial solar eclipse 3.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 7:33 PM Total lunar eclipse 45% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 7.2% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:05 PM Partial solar eclipse 88.4% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:17 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it