Lompoc, California, USA

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:15 AM

7:15 AM

Clears the hills at 7:33 AM, 18 min after sunrise

6:50 AM Blue hour
7:15 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-167

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 10:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
10:14 AM
Highest around 10:15 AM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
56°
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

6:15 PM

6:15 PM

Behind the hills at 6:00 PM, 15 min before sunset

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

5:41 PM Golden hour
6:15 PM Sunset
6:41 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:45 PM Dark enough
12:55 AM Moonrise
5:00 AM Best
5:46 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
31% 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.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 2:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:45 PM Dark enough
12:55 AM Moonrise
2:15 AM Best
5:46 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
12% lost
Speed
27 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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 2:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:45 PM Dark enough
12:55 AM Moonrise
2:30 AM Best
5:46 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
15% lost
Speed
29 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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Last quarter

45% lit

11:52 PM – 2:41 PM

ENE WNW
11:52 PM Moonrise
12:15 AM 4°
7:20 AM Highest, 79°
2:19 PM 4°
2:41 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:15 AM
  • Morning best color 7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:15 AM–7:50 AM
  • Moonset 2:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:41 PM–6:15 PM
  • Sunset 6:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:15 PM–6:41 PM
  • Fully dark 7:40 PM–5:52 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:40 PM–1:00 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, NNW to ESE, 42 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:15 AM 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 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