Lompoc, California, USA

Monday, September 28, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Monday 28 September 2026 High 71°F, low 56°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, S to ESE

Rose 6:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:06 AM
until 6:09 AM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
16° SE
Ends
Sets ESE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, NW to SSE

Rose 8:10 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:10 PM
until 8:14 PM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
62° SW
Ends
Fades at 41°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:29 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:17 AM Best color
7:27 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

6:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:16 PM Golden hour
6:50 PM Sunset
7:15 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

7:50 PM – 10:16 AM

ENE WNW
7:50 PM Moonrise
8:11 PM 4°
2:59 AM Highest, 75°
9:54 AM 4°
10:16 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
59°F
Mainly clear 32% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
69°F
Clear sky 7% clouds · no rain
Evening
61°F
Partly cloudy 55% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:29 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:17 AM Best color
7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:16 PM Golden hour
6:50 PM Sunset
7:15 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

7:50 PM Moonrise
8:11 PM 4°
2:59 AM Highest, 75°
9:54 AM 4°
10:16 AM Moonset
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Sep 27
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Sep 29

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:06 PM to 9:36 PM with no moon, 19° above the south-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 3 Oct to 12 Oct
Sat 3 Oct 2026 8:06 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NE to ENE, 29 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:06 AM 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 8:49 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25 Fair, look W
Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:00 PM

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