TODAY
Lompoc, California, USA
High 96°F, low 56°F.

Sunset

Fair

6:25 PM

Very LowExcellent

Satellite, 18 min ago: clear overhead, no low cloud toward the sunset.

Little color is likely in any direction.

High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
1%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
27%
5:51 PM Golden hour
6:19 PM Best color
6:25 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 4:19 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, W to NE

Rose 5:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NW
When
5:57 AM
until 6:01 AM
Visible for
4m 0s
Highest
45° NW
Ends
Sets NE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
0%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
26%
6:43 AM Blue hour
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:12 AM Best color
7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 4:19 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

34% lit

1:01 PM – 10:32 PM

SE SW
1:01 PM Moonrise
1:25 PM 4°
5:46 PM Highest, 28°
10:07 PM 4°
10:32 PM Moonset

Current local time: 4:19 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 68°F Clear sky
0% 0% 29% 10 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 95°F Clear sky
0% 0% 15% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 75°F Clear sky
0% 0% 28% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 72°F Clear sky
0% 0% 23% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:43 AM–7:08 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:42 AM
  • Morning best color 7:12 AM
  • Moonrise 1:01 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:51 PM–6:25 PM
  • Evening best color 6:19 PM
  • Sunset 6:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:25 PM–6:51 PM
  • Night 6:51 PM–6:43 AM
  • Fully dark 7:49 PM–5:45 AM
  • Moonset 10:32 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:39 PM–5:45 AM
© OpenFreeMap © OpenStreetMap
Cloud, aurora and darkness around Lompoc, California, USA

Next few days

Pick a date
Sat, Oct 17
Fair 6:51 AM–7:27 AM
5:12 AM
Fair 6:06 PM–6:42 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Fair 6:52 AM–7:28 AM
Fair 6:05 PM–6:41 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Good 6:52 AM–7:28 AM
Good 6:03 PM–6:39 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NE to NE, 27 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:12 AM
Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:26 AM
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15 Fair, look W
Tue 20 Oct 2026 3:14 PM
Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:21 AM
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Good, look W
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM
Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:47 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:35 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:29 AM
Leonids Around 12 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 4:56 AM
Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:57 PM in the ENE Mon 23 Nov 2026 3:57 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:20 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 4:50 PM Geminids Around 143 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 1:51 AM
Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 50m of light · sunset 4:54 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 12:50 PM Ursids Around 6 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:24 AM
Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:35 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:35 PM Quadrantids Around 29 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:32 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 12:22 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:37 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:37 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 7:56 AM Full Snow Moon Rises 5:54 PM in the E Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:54 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 1:31 AM Milky Way Visible 3:32 AM to 5:48 AM with no moon, 23° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 3:32 AM
Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:13 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 1:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:50 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 6:50 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 4:56 PM Milky Way Visible 1:47 AM to 5:07 AM with no moon, 26° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 31 Mar to 14 Apr
Sat 10 Apr 2027 1:47 AM
Full Pink Moon Rises 7:52 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:52 PM Lyrids Around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:38 AM
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
Full 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
Full Strawberry Moon Rises 8:31 PM in the ESE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:31 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 29m of light · sunset 8:18 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 7:10 AM Milky Way Visible 10:04 PM to 3:44 AM with no moon, 26° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 10:04 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 4:00 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 8:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:32 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:32 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 13 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 3:23 AM
Milky Way Visible 9:44 PM to 1:54 AM with no moon, 26° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 25 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 9:44 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 4:30 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 3:07 AM Perseids Around 81 an hour
Wed 11 Aug 2027 4:39 AM
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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 5:30 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 7:33 PM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 8:06 PM
Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:48 PM in the ENE Thu 14 Oct 2027 5:48 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 5:21 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 6:34 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 1:35 AM
Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 12:29 AM
Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:28 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:28 PM Leonids A few an hour
Tue 16 Nov 2027 4:56 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:10 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 7:24 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 3:55 PM in the ENE Sun 12 Dec 2027 3:55 PM Geminids Around 31 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 2:06 AM
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

More skies

Orlando, Florida, USA Central Florida, USA Very Low sunset · 6:54 PM New York City, USA New York, USA Fair sunrise · 7:09 AM London, England, United Kingdom Good sunrise · 7:27 AM