Los Angeles, California, United States

Friday, January 24, 2025

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Los Angeles, California, 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, S about 41° up

Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
6:07 AM
Highest around 6:10 AM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
45°
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

6:54 AM

6:54 AM

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:15 PM

5:15 PM

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

4:39 PM Golden hour
5:15 PM Sunset
5:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

23% lit

2:53 AM – 12:38 PM

SE SW
2:53 AM Moonrise
3:16 AM 4°
7:45 AM Highest, 30°
12:15 PM 4°
12:38 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:27 AM–6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 6:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:54 AM–7:31 AM
  • Morning best color 7:06 AM
  • Moonset 12:39 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:39 PM–5:15 PM
  • Sunset 5:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:15 PM–5:42 PM
  • Evening best color 5:30 PM
  • Fully dark 6:42 PM–5:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:42 PM–4:02 AM

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