Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:33 AM

6:33 AM

Clears the hills at 6:43 AM, 10 min after sunrise

6:07 AM Blue hour
6:33 AM Sunrise
7:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:31 PM

7:31 PM

Behind the hills at 7:28 PM, 3 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:57 PM Golden hour
7:31 PM Sunset
7:57 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Supermoon, blue moon - rises 7:45 PM in the ESE

7:45 PM – 7:09 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

ESE WSW
7:45 PM Moonrise
8:05 PM 4°
1:27 AM Highest, 45°
6:49 AM 4°
7:09 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:45 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
6:39 PM
Distance
221,684 mi - supermoon, blue moon

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 5:54 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:07 AM–6:33 AM
  • Sunrise 6:33 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:33 AM–7:07 AM
  • Morning best color 6:34 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:57 PM–7:31 PM
  • Sunset 7:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:31 PM–7:57 PM
  • Moonrise 7:45 PM
  • Fully dark 8:59 PM–5:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NW to NNW, 12 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:52 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:28 PM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to N, 17 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:04 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:26 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:26 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 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