Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-149

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:19 AM

Very LowExcellent

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

Look
WSW
Crossing your sky
When
5:19 AM
Highest around 5:24 AM
Distance
326 mi
Climbs to
10°
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

6:46 AM

6:46 AM

6:17 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:28 PM

4:28 PM

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

3:48 PM Golden hour
4:28 PM Sunset
4:56 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

6:56 PM – 9:49 AM

ENE WNW
6:56 PM Moonrise
7:20 PM 4°
2:27 AM Highest, 77°
9:28 AM 4°
9:49 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 6:17 AM–6:46 AM
  • Sunrise 6:46 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:46 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:55 AM
  • Moonset 9:11 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:48 PM–4:28 PM
  • Evening best color 4:24 PM
  • Sunset 4:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:28 PM–4:56 PM
  • Fully dark 6:00 PM–5:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:00 PM–7:00 PM
  • Moonrise 6:57 PM

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Wed 26 Jan 2028 6:44 AM Partial solar eclipse 57% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:29 AM Total lunar eclipse 61% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.1% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:43 PM Partial solar eclipse 27.1% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:29 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Total lunar eclipse 57% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:49 AM Partial solar eclipse 84.7% of the Sun covered
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Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:25 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it