Lompoc, California, USA

Thursday, February 22, 2024

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:39 AM

6:39 AM

Clears the hills at 6:59 AM, 20 min after sunrise

6:14 AM Blue hour
6:39 AM Sunrise
7:13 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:51 PM

5:51 PM

Behind the hills at 5:37 PM, 14 min before sunset

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

5:16 PM Golden hour
5:51 PM Sunset
6:16 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-15

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 8:11 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Heading your way
When
8:11 PM
Highest around 8:13 PM
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.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit

4:20 PM – 6:31 AM

ENE WNW
4:20 PM Moonrise
4:41 PM 4°
11:28 PM Highest, 74°
6:11 AM 4°
6:31 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:14 AM–6:39 AM
  • Sunrise 6:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:39 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:40 AM
  • Moonrise 4:20 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:16 PM–5:51 PM
  • Sunset 5:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:51 PM–6:16 PM
  • Fully dark 7:15 PM–5:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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