Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

Clears the hills at 7:32 AM, 23 min after sunrise

6:41 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:03 PM

5:03 PM

Behind the hills at 4:39 PM, 24 min before sunset

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

4:24 PM Golden hour
5:03 PM Sunset
5:31 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:33 PM Dark enough
12:23 AM Moonrise
4:48 AM Best
5:39 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
37% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Last quarter

53% lit

12:23 AM – 12:01 PM

E WSW
12:23 AM Moonrise
12:42 AM 4°
6:12 AM Highest, 48°
11:41 AM 4°
12:01 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 6:41 AM–7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:47 AM
  • Morning best color 7:10 AM
  • Moonset 11:38 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:24 PM–5:03 PM
  • Sunset 5:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:03 PM–5:31 PM
  • Fully dark 6:33 PM–5:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:33 PM–12:23 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:28 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NW to NNW, 12 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:52 PM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:26 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-317 Excellent, look W
Tue 17 Nov 2026 7:14 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-266 Fair, look W
Wed 18 Nov 2026 8:49 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 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