Lompoc, California, USA

Friday, November 8, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:29 AM

6:29 AM

Clears the hills at 6:46 AM, 17 min after sunrise

6:03 AM Blue hour
6:29 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:01 PM

5:01 PM

Behind the hills at 4:42 PM, 19 min before sunset

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

4:25 PM Golden hour
5:01 PM Sunset
5:27 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-10

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 10:14 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
10:14 PM
Highest around 10:15 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
64°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

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 12:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:31 PM Dark enough
11:16 PM Moonset
12:16 AM Best
5:00 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 12:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:31 PM Dark enough
11:16 PM Moonset
12:31 AM Best
5:00 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

First quarter

45% lit

12:53 PM – 11:16 PM

ESE WSW
12:53 PM Moonrise
1:15 PM 4°
6:05 PM Highest, 35°
10:55 PM 4°
11:16 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 6:03 AM–6:29 AM
  • Morning best color 6:27 AM
  • Sunrise 6:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:29 AM–7:05 AM
  • Moonrise 12:54 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:25 PM–5:01 PM
  • Sunset 5:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:01 PM–5:27 PM
  • Fully dark 6:27 PM–5:04 AM
  • Moonset 11:17 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:17 PM–5:04 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