Lompoc, California, USA

Sunday, May 3, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Sunday 3 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:06 AM

Radiant climbs to
28°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
41% lost
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 | CAS500-2 & Others

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 12:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
12:00 AM
Highest around 12:09 AM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
12:07 AM
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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:09 AM

6:09 AM

5:42 AM Blue hour
6:09 AM Sunrise
6:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:48 PM

7:48 PM

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

7:13 PM Golden hour
7:48 PM Sunset
8:15 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

10:12 PM – 7:42 AM

SE SW
10:12 PM Moonrise
10:36 PM 4°
2:57 AM Highest, 28°
7:18 AM 4°
7:42 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:42 AM–6:09 AM
  • Sunrise 6:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:09 AM–6:43 AM
  • Morning best color 6:17 AM
  • Moonset 7:00 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:13 PM–7:48 PM
  • Sunset 7:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:48 PM–8:15 PM
  • Fully dark 9:22 PM–4:33 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:22 PM–10:12 PM
  • Moonrise 10:13 PM
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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, NNW 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 5:17 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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