Lompoc, California, USA

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

TODAY
Lompoc, California, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:37 AM

Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
39% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:23 AM

6:23 AM

5:57 AM Blue hour
6:23 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:37 PM

7:37 PM

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

7:03 PM Golden hour
7:37 PM Sunset
8:03 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Pink Moon

Rises 7:52 PM in the ESE

7:52 PM – 6:27 AM

ESE WSW
7:52 PM Moonrise
8:13 PM 4°
1:09 AM Highest, 37°
6:06 AM 4°
6:27 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:52 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
3:24 PM
Distance
238,165 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:55 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:57 AM–6:23 AM
  • Morning best color 6:20 AM
  • Sunrise 6:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:23 AM–6:57 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:03 PM–7:37 PM
  • Sunset 7:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:37 PM–8:03 PM
  • Moonrise 7:52 PM
  • Fully dark 9:07 PM–4:52 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Lyrids Around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:38 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:30 PM to 4:30 AM Wed 5 May 2027 4:06 AM Eta Aquariids Around 19 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:34 AM Milky Way Visible 11:57 PM to 4:27 AM with no moon, 26° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 11:57 PM Flower Moon Rises 7:48 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:48 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 12:47 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 51.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:20 AM Total lunar eclipse 52% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 2% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:32 PM Partial solar eclipse 29.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:19 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial solar eclipse 0.6% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 7:26 PM Total lunar eclipse 49% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM

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