Lompoc, California, USA

Saturday, August 14, 2027

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:21 AM

6:21 AM

5:55 AM Blue hour
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:51 PM

7:51 PM

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

7:16 PM Golden hour
7:51 PM Sunset
8:17 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 66 an hour

Best around 4:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 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 most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit

6:34 PM – 4:47 AM

ESE WSW
6:34 PM Moonrise
6:56 PM 4°
11:40 PM Highest, 34°
4:25 AM 4°
4:47 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:49 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:55 AM–6:21 AM
  • Morning best color 6:18 AM
  • Sunrise 6:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:21 AM–6:56 AM
  • Moonrise 6:34 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:16 PM–7:51 PM
  • Sunset 7:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:51 PM–8:17 PM
  • Fully dark 9:23 PM–4:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:34 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:34 PM Milky Way Visible 9:07 PM to 12:07 AM with no moon, 26° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:07 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM Mon 30 Aug 2027 10:39 AM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:53 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:53 PM Milky Way Visible 8:23 PM to 10:23 PM with no moon, 22° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 8:23 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:59 PM Wed 22 Sep 2027 11:01 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it