Lompoc, California, USA

Friday, October 18, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:10 AM

7:10 AM

Clears the hills at 7:31 AM, 21 min after sunrise

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:10 AM Sunrise
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:22 PM

6:22 PM

Behind the hills at 6:08 PM, 14 min before sunset

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

5:48 PM Golden hour
6:22 PM Sunset
6:48 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:52 PM Dark enough
4:52 AM Best
5:41 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
75% lost
Speed
66 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

7:10 PM – 9:56 AM

ENE WNW
7:10 PM Moonrise
7:32 PM 4°
2:28 AM Highest, 78°
9:33 AM 4°
9:56 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 6:45 AM–7:10 AM
  • Sunrise 7:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:10 AM–7:44 AM
  • Morning best color 7:11 AM
  • Moonset 8:40 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:48 PM–6:22 PM
  • Sunset 6:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:22 PM–6:48 PM
  • Moonrise 7:11 PM
  • Fully dark 7:47 PM–5:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Lompoc - sunset at 5:08 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:08 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to NNW, 38 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:38 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:38 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Lompoc - sunset at 5:07 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:07 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Excellent, look W
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:42 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