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Lompoc, California, USA
Monday, October 5, 2026
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Rocket launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A
Excellent
Lifts off 1:17 AM
A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.
Satellite
Tiangong space station
Modest pass, NNW to NE
Rises 5:42 AM
Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.
That morning
Sunrise
Fair
6:59 AM
No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 68 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.
Sunset
Fair
6:39 PM
No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 51 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.
Moon
Waning crescent
26% lit
1:39 AM – 4:01 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
Moon, waning crescent
Sunrise
Sunset
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