Lompoc, California, USA

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:14 AM

7:14 AM

6:49 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Sunrise
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:07 PM

7:07 PM

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

6:34 PM Golden hour
7:07 PM Sunset
7:33 PM Blue hour ends

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

Totality lasts 64 minutes

Best around 11:59 PM

Moon in shadow
118%
Totality
64 min
Moon's height
54°
8:59 PM Penumbral begins 25° up
10:11 PM Partial begins 38° up
11:27 PM Totality begins 50° up
11:59 PM Greatest eclipse 54° up
12:31 AM Totality ends 57° up
1:47 AM Partial ends 57° up
2:59 AM Penumbral ends 50° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Worm Moon

Rises 6:53 PM in the E

6:53 PM – 7:25 AM

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that show again as the ground thaws.

E W
6:53 PM Moonrise
7:12 PM 4°
1:11 AM Highest, 58°
7:06 AM 4°
7:25 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:53 PM in the E
Exactly full
11:56 PM
Distance
249,260 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.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:49 AM–7:14 AM
  • Moonset 7:02 AM
  • Morning best color 7:08 AM
  • Sunrise 7:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:14 AM–7:47 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:34 PM–7:07 PM
  • Moonrise 6:53 PM
  • Sunset 7:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:07 PM–7:33 PM
  • Fully dark 8:31 PM–5:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to NE, 34 deg up
Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:10 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Excellent, look W
Mon 26 Oct 2026 10:46 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to NNW, 23 deg up
Tue 27 Oct 2026 7:48 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 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