Lompoc, California, USA

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Friday 2 October 2026 High 81°F, low 54°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, SSE to ENE

Rose 5:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SSE
When
5:26 AM
until 5:29 AM
Visible for
3m 0s
Highest
64° SSE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:08 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:08 PM to 9:38 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 20° above it
Highest at
8:08 PM
Sky fully dark
8:08 PM to 5:34 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

6:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:32 AM Blue hour
6:57 AM Sunrise
7:20 AM Best color
7:30 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

6:44 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:10 PM Golden hour
6:44 PM Sunset
7:09 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

59% lit

10:13 PM – 1:42 PM

ENE WNW
10:13 PM Moonrise
10:36 PM 4°
5:57 AM Highest, 83°
1:19 PM 4°
1:42 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
57°F
Fog 100% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
76°F
Partly cloudy 51% clouds · no rain
Evening
64°F
Clear sky 15% clouds · no rain

Moon, last quarter

10:13 PM Moonrise
10:36 PM 4°
5:57 AM Highest, 83°
1:19 PM 4°
1:42 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:32 AM Blue hour
6:57 AM Sunrise
7:20 AM Best color
7:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:10 PM Golden hour
6:44 PM Sunset
7:09 PM Blue hour ends
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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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