Los Angeles, California, United States

Sunday, September 28, 2025

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Los Angeles, California, 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, SW about 45° up

Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
7:04 PM
Highest around 7:13 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
41°
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

6:45 AM

6:45 AM

6:20 AM Blue hour
6:45 AM Sunrise
7:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:41 PM

6:41 PM

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

6:08 PM Golden hour
6:41 PM Sunset
7:06 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

38% lit

1:17 PM – 10:43 PM

SE SW
1:17 PM Moonrise
1:41 PM 4°
5:59 PM Highest, 27°
10:18 PM 4°
10:43 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 6:20 AM–6:45 AM
  • Sunrise 6:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:45 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 6:50 AM
  • Moonrise 1:17 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:08 PM–6:41 PM
  • Sunset 6:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:41 PM–7:06 PM
  • Evening best color 6:45 PM
  • Fully dark 8:04 PM–5:23 AM
  • Moonset 10:43 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:44 PM–5:23 AM

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Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:39 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:39 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:27 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 51.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:21 AM Total lunar eclipse 59% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 2.6% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:38 PM Partial solar eclipse 26% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:21 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.3% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 79.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:08 PM Partial solar eclipse 79.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:21 AM

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