Lompoc, California, USA

Monday, September 2, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

Clears the hills at 6:46 AM, 10 min after sunrise

6:10 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:09 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:26 PM

7:26 PM

Behind the hills at 7:22 PM, 4 min before sunset

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

6:52 PM Golden hour
7:26 PM Sunset
7:51 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:53 PM to 11:33 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
8:53 PM
Sky fully dark
8:53 PM to 5:10 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.

Event

Labor Day

US holiday

Labor Day in Lompoc - sunset at 7:26 PM

Evening from 7:26 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
7:26 PM
Sun toward W
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
0% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
W, 5° up
at 6:56 PM

Labor Day, the first Monday of September, honors American workers and the labor movement. The first was a parade of workers in New York City on September 5, 1882; it became a federal holiday in 1894.

For many it is the unofficial end of summer.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 6:54 PM

Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM

6:09 AM – 7:31 PM

ENE W
6:09 AM Moonrise
6:29 AM 4°
12:53 PM Highest, 66°
7:11 PM 4°
7:31 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:09 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:10 AM–6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:09 AM
  • Morning best color 6:38 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:52 PM–7:26 PM
  • Sunset 7:26 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:26 PM–7:51 PM
  • Moonset 7:31 PM
  • Fully dark 8:53 PM–5:10 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:53 PM–5:10 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, WNW to SSE, 51 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:18 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to E, 75 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:16 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:36 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:36 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:35 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Fair, look W
Fri 6 Nov 2026 4:46 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