Lompoc, California, USA

Sunday, January 14, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-10

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 12:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
12:59 AM
Highest around 1:01 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

7:08 AM

7:08 AM

Clears the mountains at 7:33 AM, 25 min after sunrise

6:41 AM Blue hour
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:12 PM

5:12 PM

Behind the hills at 4:49 PM, 23 min before sunset

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

4:35 PM Golden hour
5:12 PM Sunset
5:40 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

15% lit

9:46 AM – 9:13 PM

ESE WSW
9:46 AM Moonrise
10:06 AM 4°
3:29 PM Highest, 46°
8:53 PM 4°
9:13 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–7:08 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:46 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Moonrise 9:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:35 PM–5:12 PM
  • Sunset 5:12 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:12 PM–5:40 PM
  • Fully dark 6:41 PM–5:39 AM
  • Moonset 9:13 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:21 PM–5:39 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to NNE, 45 deg up
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:01 PM 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 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