Lompoc, California, USA

Monday, September 25, 2023

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-3

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
1:48 AM
Highest around 1:49 AM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
64°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

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

That morning

Sunrise

6:52 AM

6:52 AM

Clears the hills at 7:01 AM, 9 min after sunrise

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:54 PM

6:54 PM

Behind the hills at 6:47 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

6:21 PM Golden hour
6:54 PM Sunset
7:20 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

82% lit

5:01 PM – 3:28 AM

ESE WSW
5:01 PM Moonrise
5:23 PM 4°
10:14 PM Highest, 35°
3:06 AM 4°
3:28 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:13 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:27 AM–6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:53 AM
  • Moonrise 5:02 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:21 PM–6:54 PM
  • Sunset 6:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:54 PM–7:20 PM
  • Fully dark 8:18 PM–5:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:38 AM–5:28 AM

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