Lompoc, California, USA

Friday, September 20, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:49 AM

6:49 AM

Clears the hills at 6:58 AM, 9 min after sunrise

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Sunrise
7:22 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-17

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 6:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
6:50 AM
Highest around 6:51 AM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
64°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:00 PM

7:00 PM

Behind the hills at 6:54 PM, 6 min before sunset

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

6:27 PM Golden hour
7:00 PM Sunset
7:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

90% lit

8:40 PM – 11:06 AM

ENE WNW
8:40 PM Moonrise
9:01 PM 4°
3:49 AM Highest, 75°
10:44 AM 4°
11:06 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 6:23 AM–6:49 AM
  • Sunrise 6:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:49 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:51 AM
  • Moonset 9:51 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:27 PM–7:00 PM
  • Sunset 7:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:00 PM–7:26 PM
  • Fully dark 8:25 PM–5:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:25 PM–8:45 PM
  • Moonrise 8:40 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Lompoc - sunset at 5:07 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:07 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to ENE, 31 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:39 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Excellent, look W
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:28 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:35 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