Lompoc, California, USA

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Saturday 3 October 2026 High 87°F, low 59°F.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:06 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:06 PM to 9:36 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 19° above it
Highest at
8:06 PM
Sky fully dark
8:06 PM to 5:35 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
4%

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.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WNW to NE

Rose 6:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:02 AM
until 6:07 AM
Visible for
4m 30s
Highest
41° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Low

6:42 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:09 PM Golden hour
6:42 PM Sunset
7:07 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 9:19 AM

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

6:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:32 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Best color
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 9:19 AM

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.

Moon, up now

Last quarter

47% lit

11:18 PM – 2:37 PM

ENE WNW
11:18 PM Moonrise
11:41 PM 4°
7:00 AM Highest, 82°
2:15 PM 4°
2:37 PM Moonset

Current local time: 9:19 AM

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

Today, at a glance

Morning
68°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · 0% precip
Afternoon
86°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · 0% precip
Evening
66°F
Clear sky 5% clouds · 1% precip

Moon, last quarter

11:18 PM Moonrise
11:41 PM 4°
7:00 AM Highest, 82°
2:15 PM 4°
2:37 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:32 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Best color
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:09 PM Golden hour
6:42 PM Sunset
7:07 PM Blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

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 8:50 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25 Fair, look W
Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:00 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:21 AM

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