Lompoc, California, USA

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:45 AM

6:45 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:10 AM, 25 min after sunrise

6:17 AM Blue hour
6:45 AM Sunrise
7:22 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:52 PM

4:52 PM

Behind the hills at 4:30 PM, 22 min before sunset

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

4:14 PM Golden hour
4:52 PM Sunset
5:19 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:22 PM Dark enough
12:22 AM Best
12:50 AM Moonset
5:15 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
8% lost
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

First quarter

58% lit

12:41 PM – 12:50 AM

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12:41 PM Moonrise
1:00 PM 4°
6:44 PM Highest, 54°
12:31 AM 4°
12:50 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 6:17 AM–6:45 AM
  • Sunrise 6:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:45 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:46 AM
  • Moonrise 12:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:14 PM–4:52 PM
  • Sunset 4:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:52 PM–5:19 PM
  • Fully dark 6:20 PM–5:17 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:00 AM–5:17 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