Lompoc, California, USA

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-57

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 11:49 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
11:49 PM
Highest around 11:50 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
56°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
11:56 PM
Land - Landing Zone 4, back toward W

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

Equinox or solstice

Spring equinox

The moment itself, 2:01 AM

Sunrise
7:04 AM, E (90°)
Sunset
7:13 PM, W (270°)
Daylight
12h 09m

That morning

Sunrise

7:04 AM

7:04 AM

6:39 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:13 PM

7:13 PM

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

6:40 PM Golden hour
7:13 PM Sunset
7:38 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

66% lit

1:39 AM – 11:03 AM

SE SW
1:39 AM Moonrise
2:03 AM 4°
6:21 AM Highest, 27°
10:38 AM 4°
11:03 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:39 AM–7:04 AM
  • Morning best color 6:59 AM
  • Sunrise 7:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:04 AM–7:37 AM
  • Moonset 10:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:40 PM–7:13 PM
  • Sunset 7:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:13 PM–7:38 PM
  • Fully dark 8:37 PM–5:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:37 PM–1:47 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Excellent, look W
Mon 26 Oct 2026 9:45 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