Los Angeles, California, United States

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-22

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 2:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
2:35 AM
Highest around 2:44 AM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
41°
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

6:22 AM

6:22 AM

5:56 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:26 PM

7:26 PM

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

6:53 PM Golden hour
7:26 PM Sunset
7:52 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

6:49 PM – 5:49 AM

ESE WSW
6:49 PM Moonrise
7:09 PM 4°
12:19 AM Highest, 42°
5:29 AM 4°
5:49 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:48 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:56 AM–6:22 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–6:56 AM
  • Morning best color 6:27 AM
  • Moonrise 6:49 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:53 PM–7:26 PM
  • Sunset 7:26 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:26 PM–7:52 PM
  • Evening best color 7:31 PM
  • Fully dark 8:54 PM–4:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

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Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to SE, 30 deg up
Wed 21 Oct 2026 7:19 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Fair, look WNW
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:39 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:39 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:27 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 51.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:21 AM Total lunar eclipse 59% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 2.6% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:38 PM Partial solar eclipse 26% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:21 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.3% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 79.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:08 PM Partial solar eclipse 79.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:21 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it