Lompoc, California, USA

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

Clears the hills at 6:41 AM, 15 min after sunrise

6:00 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
7:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:03 PM

5:03 PM

Behind the hills at 4:46 PM, 17 min before sunset

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

4:28 PM Golden hour
5:03 PM Sunset
5:30 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Minuteman 3 | GT251

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 11:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Crossing your sky
When
11:01 PM
Highest around 11:10 PM
Distance
12 mi
Climbs to
85°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
LF10
Vandenberg AFB, California
Mission
Op Test
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 1,300 km. From GCAT (2024-S66).

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

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:33 PM Dark enough
8:00 PM Moonset
12:18 AM Best
4:57 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
No interference
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 12:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:33 PM Dark enough
8:00 PM Moonset
12:48 AM Best
4:57 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
No interference
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

Waxing crescent

17% lit

10:36 AM – 8:00 PM

SE SW
10:36 AM Moonrise
11:01 AM 4°
3:18 PM Highest, 27°
7:35 PM 4°
8:00 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 6:00 AM–6:26 AM
  • Morning best color 6:24 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–7:02 AM
  • Moonrise 10:37 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:28 PM–5:03 PM
  • Sunset 5:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:03 PM–5:30 PM
  • Fully dark 6:29 PM–5:01 AM
  • Moonset 8:00 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:09 PM–5:01 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Halloween Halloween night in Lompoc - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to NE, 25 deg up
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:02 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:39 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:39 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Lompoc - sunset at 5:08 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:08 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