Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, June 6, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Saturday 6 June 2026

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-43

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 9:24 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
9:24 PM
Highest around 9:33 PM
Distance
132 mi
Climbs to
43°
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

5:49 AM

5:49 AM

5:19 AM Blue hour
5:49 AM Sunrise
6:27 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:22 PM

8:22 PM

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

7:44 PM Golden hour
8:22 PM Sunset
8:52 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Good viewing

Visible from 10:21 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
10:21 PM to 12:51 AM
Where to look
South-southeastern horizon, up to 23° above it
Highest at
12:51 AM
Sky fully dark
10:11 PM to 4:00 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waning gibbous

66% lit

12:57 AM – 12:24 PM

ESE WSW
12:57 AM Moonrise
1:17 AM 4°
6:40 AM Highest, 45°
12:04 PM 4°
12:24 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:19 AM–5:49 AM
  • Sunrise 5:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:49 AM–6:27 AM
  • Morning best color 6:09 AM
  • Moonset 11:23 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:44 PM–8:22 PM
  • Sunset 8:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:22 PM–8:52 PM
  • Fully dark 10:11 PM–4:00 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:11 PM–1:01 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:07 PM to 9:17 PM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 6 nights 7 Oct to 12 Oct
Wed 7 Oct 2026 8:07 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to ENE, 31 deg up
Thu 8 Oct 2026 5:58 AM Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:10 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NE to ENE, 18 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 5:02 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Fair, look SSE
Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:29 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM

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