Lompoc, California, USA

Monday, August 16, 2027

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:23 AM

6:23 AM

5:56 AM Blue hour
6:23 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:48 PM

7:48 PM

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

7:14 PM Golden hour
7:48 PM Sunset
8:15 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 30 an hour

Best around 4:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
61°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
43% lost
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.

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 7:34 PM in the ESE

7:34 PM – 6:43 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
7:34 PM Moonrise
7:54 PM 4°
1:08 AM Highest, 43°
6:22 AM 4°
6:43 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:34 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
12:32 AM
Distance
251,446 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 5:46 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:56 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 7:14 PM–7:48 PM
  • Moonrise 7:35 PM
  • Sunset 7:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:48 PM–8:15 PM
  • Fully dark 9:20 PM–4:52 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 5:30 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 7:33 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