Lompoc, California, USA

Friday, February 9, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:53 AM

6:53 AM

Clears the hills at 7:09 AM, 16 min after sunrise

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:53 AM Sunrise
7:28 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-13

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 4:34 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
4:34 PM
Highest around 4:35 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
64°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

5:38 PM

5:38 PM

Behind the hills at 5:23 PM, 15 min before sunset

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

5:03 PM Golden hour
5:38 PM Sunset
6:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

New moon today at 3:04 PM

Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:20 AM

7:03 AM – 5:34 PM

ESE WSW
7:03 AM Moonrise
7:25 AM 4°
12:18 PM Highest, 36°
5:13 PM 4°
5:34 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 6:27 AM–6:53 AM
  • Sunrise 6:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:53 AM–7:28 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Moonrise 7:03 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:03 PM–5:38 PM
  • Moonset 5:35 PM
  • Sunset 5:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:38 PM–6:04 PM
  • Fully dark 7:03 PM–5:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:03 PM–5:27 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 Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-317 Excellent, look W
Sat 14 Nov 2026 7:55 PM Leonids Around 11 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