Lompoc, California, USA

Saturday, December 12, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA Saturday 12 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 127 an hour

Best around 2:09 AM

Radiant climbs to
87°
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

6:59 AM

6:59 AM

6:31 AM Blue hour
6:59 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:51 PM

4:51 PM

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

4:13 PM Golden hour
4:51 PM Sunset
5:19 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

12% lit

9:54 AM – 8:09 PM

ESE WSW
9:54 AM Moonrise
10:17 AM 4°
3:02 PM Highest, 34°
7:47 PM 4°
8:09 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:31 AM–6:59 AM
  • Sunrise 6:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:59 AM–7:38 AM
  • Morning best color 7:19 AM
  • Moonrise 9:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:13 PM–4:51 PM
  • Sunset 4:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:51 PM–5:19 PM
  • Fully dark 6:21 PM–5:30 AM
  • Moonset 8:10 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:11 PM–5:30 AM
← Previous day Friday Fri, Dec 11
Next day → Sunday Sun, Dec 13

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 12:23 PM

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