Lompoc, California, USA

Saturday, September 19, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Saturday 19 September 2026 High 75°F, low 59°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-27

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
6:47 PM
Highest around 6:56 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

6:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:22 AM Blue hour
6:47 AM Sunrise
7:11 AM Best color
7:21 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 camera photos of past sunrises at Big Sur, California, USA, 219 km away.

Sunset

Fair

7:02 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:29 PM Golden hour
7:02 PM Sunset
7:27 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

59% lit

3:08 PM – 12:42 AM

SE SW
3:08 PM Moonrise
3:32 PM 4°
7:55 PM Highest, 28°
12:18 AM 4°
12:42 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
61°F
Fog 100% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
75°F
Clear sky 4% clouds · no rain
Evening
63°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:22 AM Blue hour
6:47 AM Sunrise
7:11 AM Best color
7:21 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, first quarter

3:08 PM Moonrise
3:32 PM 4°
7:55 PM Highest, 28°
12:18 AM 4°
12:42 AM Moonset

Sunset

6:29 PM Golden hour
7:02 PM Sunset
7:27 PM Blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NE to ENE, 28 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Milky Way Visible 8:05 PM to 9:35 PM with no moon, 19° above the south-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 3 Oct to 12 Oct
Sun 4 Oct 2026 8:05 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Excellent, look W
Mon 5 Oct 2026 1:17 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to NE, 29 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:42 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25 Good, look W
Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:00 PM

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