Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Minuteman 3 | GT252?

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Crossing your sky
When
1:00 AM
Highest around 1:09 AM
Distance
12 mi
Climbs to
85°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
LF09
Vandenberg AFB, California
Mission
Op Test
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 1,300 km. From GCAT (2025-S07).

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

That morning

Sunrise

6:42 AM

6:42 AM

6:16 AM Blue hour
6:42 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:48 PM

5:48 PM

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

5:14 PM Golden hour
5:48 PM Sunset
6:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

59% lit

12:50 AM – 10:39 AM

ESE SW
12:50 AM Moonrise
1:13 AM 4°
5:45 AM Highest, 31°
10:16 AM 4°
10:39 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:16 AM–6:42 AM
  • Morning best color 6:37 AM
  • Sunrise 6:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:42 AM–7:16 AM
  • Moonset 10:05 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:14 PM–5:48 PM
  • Sunset 5:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:48 PM–6:14 PM
  • Fully dark 7:13 PM–5:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:13 PM–12:53 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to NNW, 23 deg up
Tue 27 Oct 2026 7:48 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to NE, 26 deg up
Wed 28 Oct 2026 6:48 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