Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-30

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 9:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
9:47 PM
Highest around 9:56 PM
Distance
132 mi
Climbs to
43°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:15 AM

7:15 AM

6:47 AM Blue hour
7:15 AM Sunrise
7:53 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:22 PM

5:22 PM

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

4:44 PM Golden hour
5:22 PM Sunset
5:49 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

9% lit

9:02 AM – 8:32 PM

ESE WSW
9:02 AM Moonrise
9:22 AM 4°
2:47 PM Highest, 45°
8:12 PM 4°
8:32 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 6:47 AM–7:15 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Sunrise 7:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:15 AM–7:53 AM
  • Moonrise 9:03 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:44 PM–5:22 PM
  • Sunset 5:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:22 PM–5:49 PM
  • Fully dark 6:51 PM–5:45 AM
  • Moonset 8:33 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:41 PM–5:45 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, SSW to ENE, 32 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 5:53 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to S, 16 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Fair, look SSE
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:49 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:37 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 54.1% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:21 AM Total lunar eclipse 48% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:27 PM Partial solar eclipse 34.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:20 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial solar eclipse 3.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 7:33 PM Total lunar eclipse 45% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it