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Big Sur, California, USA
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
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Rocket launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-50
Launched - good from here
Lifted off 9:01 PM
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.
Milky Way
Milky Way
Poor viewing
Visible from 11:07 PM
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.
That morning
Sunrise
6:28 AM
6:28 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
7:54 PM
Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.
Moon
First quarter
37% lit
12:50 PM – 10:58 PM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
This day at a glance
Sunrise
Moon, first quarter
Sunset
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