Big Sur, California, USA

Friday, January 24, 2025

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Big Sur, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-6

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:07 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 6:11 AM–6:15 AM, SE about 12° up

Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
6:07 AM
Highest around 6:10 AM
Distance
132 mi
Climbs to
13°
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

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:25 PM

5:25 PM

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

4:47 PM Golden hour
5:25 PM Sunset
5:52 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

23% lit

3:15 AM – 12:46 PM

SE SW
3:15 AM Moonrise
3:39 AM 4°
8:00 AM Highest, 28°
12:22 PM 4°
12:46 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:15 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:45 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 7:11 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:51 AM
  • Moonset 12:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:47 PM–5:25 PM
  • Sunset 5:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:25 PM–5:52 PM
  • Fully dark 6:54 PM–5:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:54 PM–4:24 AM

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 Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 29 Oct 2026 7:44 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NNW to ENE, 19 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 6:13 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Marginal, look SSE
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:48 PM Halloween Halloween night in Big Sur - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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