Lompoc, California, USA

Saturday, December 14, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:01 AM

7:01 AM

6:33 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Sunrise
7:40 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 4:09 PM in the NE

4:09 PM – 7:39 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
4:09 PM Moonrise
4:32 PM 4°
11:52 PM Highest, 84°
7:16 AM 4°
7:39 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:09 PM in the NE
Exactly full
12:59 AM
Distance
230,196 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

4:52 PM

4:52 PM

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

4:13 PM Golden hour
4:52 PM Sunset
5:20 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 1:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:22 PM Dark enough
1:52 AM Best
5:32 AM Too light
Estimate
~21/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
88°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 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 strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–7:01 AM
  • Morning best color 6:59 AM
  • Sunrise 7:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:01 AM–7:40 AM
  • Moonrise 4:09 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:13 PM–4:52 PM
  • Sunset 4:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:52 PM–5:20 PM
  • Fully dark 6:22 PM–5:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NNW to ENE, 17 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 6:14 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to NW, 19 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:02 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Fair, look W
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:48 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:40 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:40 PM Halloween Halloween night in Lompoc - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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