Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:53 AM

5:53 AM

Clears the hills at 6:03 AM, 10 min after sunrise

5:24 AM Blue hour
5:53 AM Sunrise
6:30 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
8:47 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Firefly Alpha | FLTA005

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 9:04 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 9:08 PM–9:11 PM, SSW about 20° up

Look
NW
Heading your way
When
9:04 PM
Highest around 9:05 PM
Distance
12 mi
Climbs to
56°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 10:03 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
10:03 PM to 3:33 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 26° above it
Highest at
11:53 PM
Sky fully dark
10:03 PM to 4:09 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waning crescent

5% lit

3:28 AM – 6:47 PM

ENE WNW
3:28 AM Moonrise
3:50 AM 4°
11:05 AM Highest, 82°
6:24 PM 4°
6:47 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:28 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:24 AM–5:53 AM
  • Sunrise 5:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:53 AM–6:30 AM
  • Morning best color 5:54 AM
  • Moonset 6:47 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:41 PM–8:18 PM
  • Sunset 8:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:18 PM–8:47 PM
  • Fully dark 10:03 PM–4:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:03 PM–4:09 AM

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