Lompoc, California, USA

Tuesday, November 21, 2028

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:42 AM

6:42 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:07 AM, 25 min after sunrise

6:15 AM Blue hour
6:42 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:53 PM

4:53 PM

Behind the hills at 4:33 PM, 20 min before sunset

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

4:16 PM Golden hour
4:53 PM Sunset
5:20 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:23 PM Dark enough
10:01 PM Moonset
12:23 AM Best
5:13 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
79°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waxing crescent

29% lit

11:15 AM – 10:01 PM

ESE WSW
11:15 AM Moonrise
11:36 AM 4°
4:38 PM Highest, 39°
9:40 PM 4°
10:01 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 6:15 AM–6:42 AM
  • Sunrise 6:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:42 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:43 AM
  • Moonrise 11:15 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:16 PM–4:53 PM
  • Sunset 4:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:53 PM–5:20 PM
  • Fully dark 6:21 PM–5:15 AM
  • Moonset 10:01 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:11 PM–5:15 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

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 Partial solar eclipse 3.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:39 AM Partial solar eclipse 79.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:08 PM Partial solar eclipse 81.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:18 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it