Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-149

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 6:27 AM–6:27 AM, SSW about 5° up

Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
6:19 AM
Highest around 6:25 AM
Distance
489 mi
Climbs to
7°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

That morning

Sunrise

7:33 AM

7:33 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:20 AM, 47 min after sunrise

7:05 AM Blue hour
7:33 AM Sunrise
8:13 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:16 PM

5:16 PM

Behind the mountains at 4:24 PM, 52 min before sunset

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

4:36 PM Golden hour
5:16 PM Sunset
5:44 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

7:44 PM – 10:37 AM

ENE WNW
7:44 PM Moonrise
8:07 PM 4°
3:15 AM Highest, 77°
10:15 AM 4°
10:37 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 7:05 AM–7:33 AM
  • Sunrise 7:33 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:33 AM–8:13 AM
  • Morning best color 7:43 AM
  • Moonset 9:58 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:36 PM–5:16 PM
  • Evening best color 5:08 PM
  • Sunset 5:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:16 PM–5:44 PM
  • Fully dark 6:48 PM–6:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:48 PM–7:48 PM
  • Moonrise 7:45 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:59 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Long shot, look W
Fri 6 Nov 2026 5:46 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 12:01 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 Long shot, look W
Mon 9 Nov 2026 8:03 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 9:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:32 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 9:33 AM Total lunar eclipse 68% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.4% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 2:50 PM Partial solar eclipse 23.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 7:46 PM Total lunar eclipse 62% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 85.7% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:03 PM Partial solar eclipse 90.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:29 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it