Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Minuteman 3 | GT247

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Crossing your sky
When
1:26 AM
Highest around 1:35 AM
Distance
12 mi
Climbs to
85°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
LF10
Vandenberg AFB, California
Mission
Op Test
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 1,300 km. From GCAT (2023-S37).

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

6:38 AM

6:38 AM

Clears the hills at 6:49 AM, 11 min after sunrise

6:13 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:11 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:21 PM

7:21 PM

Behind the hills at 7:17 PM, 4 min before sunset

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

6:48 PM Golden hour
7:21 PM Sunset
7:47 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:48 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:48 PM to 11:28 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
8:48 PM
Sky fully dark
8:48 PM to 5:12 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Last quarter

51% lit

11:00 PM – 2:03 PM

ENE WNW
11:00 PM Moonrise
11:22 PM 4°
6:28 AM Highest, 81°
1:40 PM 4°
2:03 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 6:13 AM–6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:38 AM–7:11 AM
  • Morning best color 6:39 AM
  • Moonset 2:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:48 PM–7:21 PM
  • Sunset 7:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:21 PM–7:47 PM
  • Fully dark 8:48 PM–5:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:48 PM–11:48 PM
  • Moonrise 11:44 PM

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