Lompoc, California, USA

Sunday, December 6, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Sunday 6 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 36 an hour

Best around 2:23 AM

Radiant climbs to
88°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

6:55 AM

6:55 AM

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:55 AM Sunrise
7:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:50 PM

4:50 PM

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

4:12 PM Golden hour
4:50 PM Sunset
5:18 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

4:55 AM – 3:01 PM

ESE WSW
4:55 AM Moonrise
5:17 AM 4°
9:58 AM Highest, 33°
2:39 PM 4°
3:01 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:55 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:27 AM–6:55 AM
  • Sunrise 6:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:55 AM–7:33 AM
  • Morning best color 7:14 AM
  • Moonset 3:01 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:12 PM–4:50 PM
  • Sunset 4:50 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:50 PM–5:18 PM
  • Fully dark 6:20 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:20 PM–5:26 AM
← Previous day Saturday Sat, Dec 5
Next day → Monday Mon, Dec 7

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:20 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 4:50 PM Geminids Around 143 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 1:51 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 50m of light · sunset 4:54 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 12:50 PM Ursids Around 6 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:24 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:35 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:35 PM Quadrantids Around 29 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:32 AM

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