Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Wednesday 30 September 2026 High 77°F, low 55°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SSW to E

Rose 5:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:45 AM
until 5:49 AM
Visible for
4m 30s
Highest
31° SE
Ends
Sets E

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to S

Rose 8:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:13 PM
until 8:17 PM
Visible for
4m 20s
Highest
17° SW
Ends
Sets S

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

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:30 AM Blue hour
6:55 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Best color
7:29 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

Low

6:46 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:13 PM Golden hour
6:46 PM Sunset
7:12 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% lit

9:16 PM – 12:38 PM

ENE WNW
9:16 PM Moonrise
9:39 PM 4°
4:55 AM Highest, 83°
12:15 PM 4°
12:38 PM 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
Partly cloudy 75% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
77°F
Clear sky 5% clouds · no rain
Evening
65°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:30 AM Blue hour
6:55 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Best color
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:13 PM Golden hour
6:46 PM Sunset
7:12 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

9:16 PM Moonrise
9:39 PM 4°
4:55 AM Highest, 83°
12:15 PM 4°
12:38 PM Moonset
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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, 28 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 8:50 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25 Fair, look W
Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:00 PM

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