Lompoc, California, USA

Saturday, December 28, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:08 AM

7:08 AM

6:40 AM Blue hour
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:59 PM

4:59 PM

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

4:20 PM Golden hour
4:59 PM Sunset
5:27 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-3

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:58 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
5:58 PM
Highest around 6:00 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
64°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

Moon

Waning crescent

5% lit

5:18 AM – 2:54 PM

SE SW
5:18 AM Moonrise
5:42 AM 4°
10:06 AM Highest, 29°
2:30 PM 4°
2:54 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:19 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:40 AM–7:08 AM
  • Morning best color 7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:46 AM
  • Moonset 2:55 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:20 PM–4:59 PM
  • Sunset 4:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:59 PM–5:27 PM
  • Fully dark 6:29 PM–5:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:29 PM–5:38 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to NNE, 23 deg up
Thu 29 Oct 2026 7:25 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 29 Oct 2026 7:41 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NNW to ENE, 17 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 6:14 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Good, look W
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:48 PM Halloween Halloween night in Lompoc - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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