Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Friday, January 24, 2025

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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, SSW about 14° up

Look
WSW
Crossing your sky
When
6:07 AM
Highest around 6:12 AM
Distance
326 mi
Climbs to
14°
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

6:46 AM

6:46 AM

6:19 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:58 PM

4:58 PM

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

4:21 PM Golden hour
4:58 PM Sunset
5:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

23% lit

2:46 AM – 12:19 PM

SE SW
2:46 AM Moonrise
3:11 AM 4°
7:32 AM Highest, 28°
11:55 AM 4°
12:19 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:47 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:19 AM–6:46 AM
  • Sunrise 6:46 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:46 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:56 AM
  • Moonset 12:19 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:21 PM–4:58 PM
  • Evening best color 4:55 PM
  • Sunset 4:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:58 PM–5:26 PM
  • Fully dark 6:27 PM–5:17 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:27 PM–3:57 AM

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Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:29 AM Total lunar eclipse 61% of it above your horizon
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