Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Wednesday 29 April 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 5:18 AM

Radiant climbs to
27°
Under a perfect sky
50/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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-36

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 7:42 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
7:42 PM
Highest around 7:51 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

That morning

Sunrise

6:13 AM

6:13 AM

5:46 AM Blue hour
6:13 AM Sunrise
6:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:45 PM

7:45 PM

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

7:10 PM Golden hour
7:45 PM Sunset
8:11 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit

6:14 PM – 5:21 AM

ESE WSW
6:14 PM Moonrise
6:34 PM 4°
11:48 PM Highest, 43°
5:00 AM 4°
5:21 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:55 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:46 AM–6:13 AM
  • Sunrise 6:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:13 AM–6:47 AM
  • Morning best color 6:21 AM
  • Moonrise 6:14 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:10 PM–7:45 PM
  • Sunset 7:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:45 PM–8:11 PM
  • Fully dark 9:17 PM–4:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Marginal, look W
Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:39 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to ENE, 29 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:38 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM Tropical Storm Rachel Rain bands and gusts possible, passing to the east
Sun 11 Oct 2026 4:53 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 64 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:14 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25 Good, look W
Mon 12 Oct 2026 4:00 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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