Lompoc, California, USA

Friday, April 10, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Friday 10 April 2026

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-21

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 10:04 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
10:04 PM
Highest around 10:13 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

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

6:10 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:09 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:29 PM

7:29 PM

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

6:56 PM Golden hour
7:29 PM Sunset
7:55 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 1:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
1:47 AM to 3:17 AM
Where to look
South-southeastern horizon, up to 19° above it
Highest at
3:17 AM
Sky fully dark
8:57 PM to 5:07 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Last quarter

44% lit

2:44 AM – 12:36 PM

SE WSW
2:44 AM Moonrise
3:07 AM 4°
7:40 AM Highest, 31°
12:13 PM 4°
12:36 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:10 AM–6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:09 AM
  • Morning best color 6:44 AM
  • Moonset 12:36 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:56 PM–7:29 PM
  • Sunset 7:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:29 PM–7:55 PM
  • Fully dark 8:57 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:57 PM–3:27 AM
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Next day → Saturday Sat, Apr 11

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 7:58 PM to 9:08 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 4 nights 9 Oct to 12 Oct
Fri 9 Oct 2026 7:58 PM Tropical Storm Rachel Outer clouds at most, passing to the east
Sun 11 Oct 2026 4:00 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 64 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:14 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NE to E, 35 deg up
Mon 12 Oct 2026 5:18 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25 Good, look W
Mon 12 Oct 2026 4:00 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-481 Good, look W
Thu 15 Oct 2026 4:44 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

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