Los Angeles, California, United States

Saturday, February 14, 2026

TODAY
Los Angeles, California, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-13

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Crossing your sky
When
5:59 PM
Highest around 6:08 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

6:38 AM

6:38 AM

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:35 PM

5:35 PM

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

5:01 PM Golden hour
5:35 PM Sunset
6:01 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

7% lit

5:04 AM – 2:56 PM

SE WSW
5:04 AM Moonrise
5:27 AM 4°
10:01 AM Highest, 31°
2:33 PM 4°
2:56 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:05 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:38 AM–7:12 AM
  • Moonset 2:56 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:01 PM–5:35 PM
  • Sunset 5:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:35 PM–6:01 PM
  • Evening best color 5:41 PM
  • Fully dark 7:00 PM–5:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:00 PM–5:13 AM
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