Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Sunday, September 28, 2025

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-20

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 7:04 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 7:08 PM–7:13 PM, SSW about 11° up

Look
W
Heading your way
When
7:04 PM
Highest around 7:13 PM
Distance
489 mi
Climbs to
11°
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

6:21 AM

6:21 AM

5:56 AM Blue hour
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:16 PM

6:16 PM

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

5:42 PM Golden hour
6:16 PM Sunset
6:41 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

38% lit

12:59 PM – 10:10 PM

SE SW
12:59 PM Moonrise
1:24 PM 4°
5:34 PM Highest, 25°
9:44 PM 4°
10:10 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:56 AM–6:21 AM
  • Sunrise 6:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:21 AM–6:55 AM
  • Morning best color 6:31 AM
  • Moonrise 12:59 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:42 PM–6:16 PM
  • Evening best color 6:02 PM
  • Sunset 6:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:16 PM–6:41 PM
  • Fully dark 7:41 PM–4:57 AM
  • Moonset 10:10 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:11 PM–4:57 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NNW to NNE, 18 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:15 AM Orionids Active, around 15 an hour
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:17 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:16 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SW to SSW, 25 deg up
Wed 21 Oct 2026 7:20 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:10 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:10 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:59 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