Lompoc, California, USA

Saturday, August 22, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Saturday 22 August 2026

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-20

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 12:25 AM

Very LowExcellent

Look

Heading your way

When

12:25 AM

Highest around 12:34 AM

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

6:27 AM

6:01 AM Blue hour

6:27 AM Sunrise

7:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:41 PM

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

7:07 PM Golden hour

7:41 PM Sunset

8:07 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

74% lit

4:29 PM – 1:56 AM

SE SW

4:29 PM Moonrise

4:53 PM 4°

9:12 PM Highest, 28°

1:32 AM 4°

1:56 AM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Sunrise

6:01 AM Blue hour

6:27 AM Sunrise

7:01 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing gibbous

4:29 PM Moonrise

4:53 PM 4°

9:12 PM Highest, 28°

1:32 AM 4°

1:56 AM Moonset

Sunset

7:07 PM Golden hour

7:41 PM Sunset

8:07 PM Blue hour ends

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Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:05 PM to 9:35 PM with no moon, 19° above the south-southwestern horizon - 9 nights 4 Oct to 12 Oct

Sun 4 Oct 2026 8:05 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to NE, 29 deg up

Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:42 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Marginal, look W

Tue 6 Oct 2026 1:17 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to NE, 23 deg up

Tue 6 Oct 2026 6:18 AM Draconids A few an hour

Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:06 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM

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