Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Sunday, September 28, 2025

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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 14° up

Look
WSW
Crossing your sky
When
7:04 PM
Highest around 7:13 PM
Distance
326 mi
Climbs to
19°
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

6:33 AM

6:33 AM

6:08 AM Blue hour
6:33 AM Sunrise
7:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:28 PM

6:28 PM

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

5:54 PM Golden hour
6:28 PM Sunset
6:53 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

38% lit

1:12 PM – 10:22 PM

SE SW
1:12 PM Moonrise
1:37 PM 4°
5:47 PM Highest, 25°
9:56 PM 4°
10:22 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 6:08 AM–6:33 AM
  • Sunrise 6:33 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:33 AM–7:07 AM
  • Morning best color 6:43 AM
  • Moonrise 1:12 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:54 PM–6:28 PM
  • Evening best color 6:28 PM
  • Sunset 6:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:28 PM–6:53 PM
  • Fully dark 7:53 PM–5:09 AM
  • Moonset 10:22 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:23 PM–5:09 AM

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