Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, April 21, 2027

TODAY
Lompoc, California, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 9 an hour

Best around 4:38 AM

Radiant climbs to
84°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
45% 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

6:22 AM

6:22 AM

5:56 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:38 PM

7:38 PM

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

7:04 PM Golden hour
7:38 PM Sunset
8:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

8:57 PM – 7:04 AM

ESE WSW
8:57 PM Moonrise
9:19 PM 4°
2:01 AM Highest, 33°
6:42 AM 4°
7:04 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:56 AM–6:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–6:56 AM
  • Moonset 6:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:04 PM–7:38 PM
  • Sunset 7:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:38 PM–8:04 PM
  • Moonrise 8:58 PM
  • Fully dark 9:08 PM–4:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

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 Milky Way Visible 10:06 PM to 4:04 AM with no moon, 26° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 10:06 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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