Big Sur, California, USA

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

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Big Sur, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-23

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 1:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Heading away from you
When
1:42 AM
Highest around 1:51 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

Low

6:39 AM

Very LowExcellent

No one saw this one - no rating, webcam or satellite view of it. The score is the prediction.

Cloud
50%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
84%
Wind
3 mph
6:13 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Best color
6:39 AM Sunrise
7:14 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 23 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

Low

7:33 PM

Very LowExcellent

No one saw this one - no rating, webcam or satellite view of it. The score is the prediction.

Cloud
22%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
84%
Wind
11 mph
6:59 PM Golden hour
7:33 PM Sunset
8:00 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

67% lit

9:51 PM – 12:37 PM

ENE WNW
9:51 PM Moonrise
10:13 PM 4°
5:09 AM Highest, 75°
12:14 PM 4°
12:37 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 64°F Partly cloudy
50% dry 84% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 69°F Mainly clear
26% dry 78% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 65°F Mainly clear
22% dry 84% 11 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:13 AM–6:39 AM
  • Morning best color 6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:39 AM–7:14 AM
  • Moonset 12:37 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:59 PM–7:33 PM
  • Sunset 7:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:33 PM–8:00 PM
  • Fully dark 9:03 PM–5:11 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:03 PM–10:33 PM
  • Moonrise 10:31 PM

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