Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Sunday, January 11, 2026

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Heading away from you
When
5:44 AM
Highest around 5:53 AM
Distance
326 mi
Climbs to
19°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Land - Landing Zone 4

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

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:45 PM

4:45 PM

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

4:06 PM Golden hour
4:45 PM Sunset
5:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

39% lit

1:43 AM – 11:54 AM

ESE WSW
1:43 AM Moonrise
2:05 AM 4°
6:48 AM Highest, 33°
11:32 AM 4°
11:54 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:43 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:30 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Moonset 11:25 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:06 PM–4:45 PM
  • Evening best color 4:45 PM
  • Sunset 4:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:45 PM–5:13 PM
  • Fully dark 6:16 PM–5:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:16 PM–1:46 AM

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