Lompoc, California, USA

Sunday, June 23, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:50 AM

5:50 AM

Clears the hills at 6:01 AM, 11 min after sunrise

5:20 AM Blue hour
5:50 AM Sunrise
6:27 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:18 PM

8:18 PM

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

7:41 PM Golden hour
8:18 PM Sunset
8:48 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-2

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 8:47 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 8:50 PM–8:52 PM, SE about 32° up

Look
W
Heading your way
When
8:47 PM
Highest around 8:48 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
64°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

10:22 PM – 8:23 AM

ESE WSW
10:22 PM Moonrise
10:45 PM 4°
3:23 AM Highest, 32°
8:00 AM 4°
8:23 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:20 AM–5:50 AM
  • Sunrise 5:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:50 AM–6:27 AM
  • Morning best color 5:51 AM
  • Moonset 7:11 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:41 PM–8:18 PM
  • Sunset 8:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:18 PM–8:48 PM
  • Fully dark 10:04 PM–4:04 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:04 PM–10:24 PM
  • Moonrise 10:23 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to SE, 58 deg up
Thu 5 Nov 2026 5:53 PM 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 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