Lompoc, California, USA

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Minotaur I Lite ? | Mk 21A RV

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 12:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Crossing your sky
When
12:01 AM
Highest around 12:10 AM
Distance
12 mi
Climbs to
85°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
TP-01
Vandenberg AFB, California
Mission
R&D
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 1,000 km. From GCAT (2024-S39).

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

5:48 AM

5:48 AM

Clears the hills at 5:59 AM, 11 min after sunrise

5:19 AM Blue hour
5:48 AM Sunrise
6:26 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:17 PM

8:17 PM

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

7:40 PM Golden hour
8:17 PM Sunset
8:47 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-1

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 8:40 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 8:43 PM–8:47 PM, SE about 34° up

Look
W
Heading your way
When
8:40 PM
Highest around 8:41 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
64°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

89% lit

5:26 PM – 3:35 AM

ESE WSW
5:26 PM Moonrise
5:48 PM 4°
10:30 PM Highest, 33°
3:13 AM 4°
3:35 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:19 AM–5:48 AM
  • Sunrise 5:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:48 AM–6:26 AM
  • Morning best color 5:49 AM
  • Moonrise 5:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:40 PM–8:17 PM
  • Sunset 8:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:17 PM–8:47 PM
  • Fully dark 10:03 PM–4:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:43 AM–4:02 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:34 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:34 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Good, look W
Fri 6 Nov 2026 4:46 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 Excellent, look W
Mon 9 Nov 2026 7:03 PM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Lompoc - sunset at 4:59 PM Wed 11 Nov 2026 4:59 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 8:20 AM Total lunar eclipse 52% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 2% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:32 PM Partial solar eclipse 29.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:19 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial solar eclipse 0.6% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 7:26 PM Total lunar eclipse 49% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:39 AM Partial solar eclipse 79.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:08 PM Partial solar eclipse 81.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:18 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it