Big Sur, California, USA

Saturday, August 22, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

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.

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:02 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:04 AM–6:31 AM
  • Morning best color 6:28 AM
  • Sunrise 6:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:31 AM–7:05 AM
  • Moonrise 4:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:14 PM–7:48 PM
  • Sunset 7:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:48 PM–8:15 PM
  • Fully dark 9:21 PM–4:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:01 AM–4:59 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Big Sur, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NNE to NE, 16 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:15 AM Orionids Active, around 11 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:57 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:54 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Fair, look SSE
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:49 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 54.1% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:21 AM Total lunar eclipse 48% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.9% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:27 PM Partial solar eclipse 34.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:20 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial solar eclipse 3.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 7:33 PM Total lunar eclipse 45% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 7.2% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 81.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:05 PM Partial solar eclipse 88.4% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:17 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it