Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 11-5

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 7:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
7:16 AM
Highest around 7:25 AM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

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

5:43 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:44 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 10 an hour

Best around 5:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

New moon

1% lit

8:25 AM – 6:44 PM

ESE WSW
8:25 AM Moonrise
8:46 AM 4°
1:34 PM Highest, 35°
6:22 PM 4°
6:44 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 7:10 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:48 AM
  • Moonrise 8:25 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:43 PM–6:18 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:44 PM
  • Moonset 6:45 PM
  • Fully dark 7:42 PM–5:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:42 PM–5:50 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NE to NE, 27 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:12 AM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:26 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15 Fair, look W
Tue 20 Oct 2026 3:14 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:21 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Good, look W
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:47 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it