Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Saturday, February 14, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-13

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
6:59 PM
Highest around 7:08 PM
Distance
489 mi
Climbs to
11°
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

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

6:50 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:08 PM

6:08 PM

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

5:33 PM Golden hour
6:08 PM Sunset
6:34 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

8% lit

5:46 AM – 3:24 PM

SE SW
5:46 AM Moonrise
6:09 AM 4°
10:35 AM Highest, 29°
3:00 PM 4°
3:24 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:46 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:52 AM
  • Morning best color 7:26 AM
  • Moonset 3:25 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:33 PM–6:08 PM
  • Evening best color 5:51 PM
  • Sunset 6:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:08 PM–6:34 PM
  • Fully dark 7:34 PM–5:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:34 PM–5:49 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Wed 14 Oct 2026 5:54 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:46 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:10 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:10 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:59 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 12:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 9:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:32 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 9:33 AM Total lunar eclipse 68% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.4% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 2:50 PM Partial solar eclipse 23.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 7:46 PM Total lunar eclipse 62% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it