Lompoc, California, USA

Thursday, February 15, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:47 AM

6:47 AM

Clears the hills at 7:06 AM, 19 min after sunrise

6:21 AM Blue hour
6:47 AM Sunrise
7:22 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-14

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:34 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
1:34 PM
Highest around 1:36 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

5:44 PM

5:44 PM

Behind the hills at 5:29 PM, 15 min before sunset

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

5:09 PM Golden hour
5:44 PM Sunset
6:10 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

41% lit

10:16 AM – 12:44 AM

ENE WNW
10:16 AM Moonrise
10:37 AM 4°
5:27 PM Highest, 76°
12:23 AM 4°
12:44 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:21 AM–6:47 AM
  • Sunrise 6:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:47 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:48 AM
  • Moonrise 10:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:09 PM–5:44 PM
  • Sunset 5:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:44 PM–6:10 PM
  • Fully dark 7:09 PM–5:21 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:49 AM–5:21 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