Lompoc, California, USA

Friday, January 24, 2025

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-6

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:07 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 6:11 AM–6:15 AM, SE about 22° up

Look
W
Heading your way
When
6:07 AM
Highest around 6:08 AM
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.

That morning

Sunrise

7:04 AM

7:04 AM

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:41 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:23 PM

5:23 PM

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

4:46 PM Golden hour
5:23 PM Sunset
5:50 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

23% lit

3:04 AM – 12:46 PM

SE SW
3:04 AM Moonrise
3:27 AM 4°
7:55 AM Highest, 30°
12:22 PM 4°
12:46 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:04 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:04 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Sunrise 7:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:04 AM–7:41 AM
  • Moonset 12:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:46 PM–5:23 PM
  • Sunset 5:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:23 PM–5:50 PM
  • Fully dark 6:50 PM–5:36 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:50 PM–4:10 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to NE, 26 deg up
Wed 28 Oct 2026 6:48 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to NNE, 23 deg up
Thu 29 Oct 2026 7:25 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Good, look W
Thu 29 Oct 2026 9:02 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 Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Excellent, look W
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:56 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