Big Sur, California, USA

Monday, March 30, 2026

TODAY
Big Sur, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 16 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 4:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
4:02 AM
Highest around 4:11 AM
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

6:55 AM

6:55 AM

6:29 AM Blue hour
6:55 AM Sunrise
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:27 PM

7:27 PM

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

6:53 PM Golden hour
7:27 PM Sunset
7:53 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit

5:25 PM – 6:07 AM

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5:25 PM Moonrise
5:45 PM 4°
11:48 PM Highest, 57°
5:47 AM 4°
6:07 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:42 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:29 AM–6:55 AM
  • Morning best color 6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 6:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:55 AM–7:29 AM
  • Moonrise 5:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:53 PM–7:27 PM
  • Sunset 7:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:27 PM–7:53 PM
  • Fully dark 8:54 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel Rain bands and gusts possible, passing to the east
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:00 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 81 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:14 AM International Space Station Modest pass, S to E, 18 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:39 AM Milky Way Visible 8:02 PM to 9:02 PM with no moon, 16° above the southwestern horizon - 2 nights 11 Oct to 12 Oct
Sun 11 Oct 2026 8:02 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:49 PM 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

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