Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, August 22, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA Saturday 22 August 2026

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-20

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 12:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
12:25 AM
Highest around 12:34 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

6:31 AM

6:31 AM

6:04 AM Blue hour
6:31 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:48 PM

7:48 PM

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

7:14 PM Golden hour
7:48 PM Sunset
8:15 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

74% lit

4:40 PM – 1:56 AM

SE SW
4:40 PM Moonrise
5:05 PM 4°
9:18 PM Highest, 26°
1:31 AM 4°
1:56 AM Moonset

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

6:04 AM Blue hour
6:31 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing gibbous

4:40 PM Moonrise
5:05 PM 4°
9:18 PM Highest, 26°
1:31 AM 4°
1:56 AM Moonset

Sunset

7:14 PM Golden hour
7:48 PM Sunset
8:15 PM Blue hour ends
← Previous day Friday Fri, Aug 21
Next day → Sunday Sun, Aug 23

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:11 PM to 9:31 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 9 nights 4 Oct to 12 Oct
Sun 4 Oct 2026 8:11 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NNW to ENE, 41 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:42 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Marginal, look SSE
Tue 6 Oct 2026 1:17 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to ENE, 30 deg up
Tue 6 Oct 2026 6:18 AM Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:10 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it