Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-30

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 9:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
9:47 PM
Highest around 9:56 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:06 AM

7:06 AM

6:39 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:20 PM

5:20 PM

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

4:43 PM Golden hour
5:20 PM Sunset
5:47 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

9% lit

8:55 AM – 8:28 PM

ESE WSW
8:55 AM Moonrise
9:15 AM 4°
2:41 PM Highest, 47°
8:08 PM 4°
8:28 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 6:39 AM–7:06 AM
  • Morning best color 7:03 AM
  • Sunrise 7:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:06 AM–7:43 AM
  • Moonrise 8:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:43 PM–5:20 PM
  • Sunset 5:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:20 PM–5:47 PM
  • Fully dark 6:47 PM–5:38 AM
  • Moonset 8:28 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:37 PM–5:38 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, W to SE, 68 deg up
Tue 13 Oct 2026 5:54 AM International Space Station Bright pass, SSW to ENE, 46 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 5:53 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-481 Good, look W
Thu 15 Oct 2026 4:44 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15 Good, look W
Tue 20 Oct 2026 3:14 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:21 AM 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