Lompoc, California, USA

Saturday, October 19, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:11 AM

7:11 AM

Clears the hills at 7:31 AM, 20 min after sunrise

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:21 PM

6:21 PM

Behind the hills at 6:07 PM, 14 min before sunset

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

5:47 PM Golden hour
6:21 PM Sunset
6:47 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | OneWeb 20

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 10:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
10:13 PM
Highest around 10:14 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
50°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
10:20 PM
Land - Landing Zone 4, back toward W

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:51 PM Dark enough
4:51 AM Best
5:42 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
70% 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

92% lit

7:54 PM – 11:10 AM

ENE WNW
7:54 PM Moonrise
8:17 PM 4°
3:29 AM Highest, 82°
10:46 AM 4°
11:10 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–7:11 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:45 AM
  • Morning best color 7:14 AM
  • Moonset 9:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:47 PM–6:21 PM
  • Sunset 6:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:21 PM–6:47 PM
  • Fully dark 7:45 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:45 PM–7:55 PM
  • Moonrise 7:55 PM

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