Lompoc, California, USA

Saturday, October 10, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Saturday 10 October 2026

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-25

Good

Lifts off 4:00 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
4:00 PM
Highest around 4:09 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.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, N to ENE

Rises 5:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
N
Rising, then up to NNE
When
5:38 AM
until 5:41 AM
Visible for
3m 20s
Highest
29° NNE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:33 PM

6:33 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:59 PM Golden hour
6:33 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

7:08 AM – 6:24 PM

ESE WSW
7:08 AM Moonrise
7:28 AM 4°
12:47 PM Highest, 44°
6:04 PM 4°
6:24 PM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Sunrise

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, new moon

7:08 AM Moonrise
7:28 AM 4°
12:47 PM Highest, 44°
6:04 PM 4°
6:24 PM Moonset

Sunset

5:59 PM Golden hour
6:33 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Blue hour ends
← Previous day Friday Fri, Oct 9
Next day → Sunday Sun, Oct 11

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:21 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:47 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Leonids Around 12 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 4:56 AM Beaver Moon Rises 3:57 PM in the ENE Mon 23 Nov 2026 3:57 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:20 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 4:50 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it