Los Angeles, California, United States

Friday, January 16, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-105

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 8:39 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
8:39 PM
Highest around 8:48 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
41°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
8:47 PM
Land - Landing Zone 4, back toward WNW

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

6:57 AM

6:57 AM

6:30 AM Blue hour
6:57 AM Sunrise
7:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:07 PM

5:07 PM

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

4:30 PM Golden hour
5:07 PM Sunset
5:34 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

5:38 AM – 3:08 PM

SE SW
5:38 AM Moonrise
6:02 AM 4°
10:23 AM Highest, 28°
2:44 PM 4°
3:08 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:39 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:30 AM–6:57 AM
  • Sunrise 6:57 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:57 AM–7:35 AM
  • Morning best color 7:03 AM
  • Moonset 3:08 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:30 PM–5:07 PM
  • Sunset 5:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:07 PM–5:34 PM
  • Evening best color 5:12 PM
  • Fully dark 6:35 PM–5:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:35 PM–5:29 AM

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