Los Angeles, California, United States

Monday, April 6, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States Monday 6 April 2026

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-35

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 7:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Crossing your sky
When
7:50 PM
Highest around 7:59 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

6:33 AM

6:33 AM

6:07 AM Blue hour
6:33 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:17 PM

7:17 PM

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

6:44 PM Golden hour
7:17 PM Sunset
7:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% lit

12:10 AM – 9:40 AM

SE SW
12:10 AM Moonrise
12:34 AM 4°
4:55 AM Highest, 28°
9:16 AM 4°
9:40 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:07 AM–6:33 AM
  • Morning best color 6:18 AM
  • Sunrise 6:33 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:33 AM–7:06 AM
  • Moonset 8:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:44 PM–7:17 PM
  • Sunset 7:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:17 PM–7:42 PM
  • Evening best color 7:33 PM
  • Fully dark 8:43 PM–5:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:43 PM–12:13 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Marginal, look WNW
Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:39 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to ENE, 28 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:38 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM Milky Way Visible 7:48 PM to 8:58 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 3 nights 10 Oct to 12 Oct
Sat 10 Oct 2026 7:48 PM Tropical Storm Rachel Rain bands and gusts possible, passing to the east
Sun 11 Oct 2026 5:00 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 67 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:14 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 51.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:21 AM Total lunar eclipse 59% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 2.6% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:38 PM Partial solar eclipse 26% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:21 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM

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