Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:07 AM

7:07 AM

Clears the hills at 7:28 AM, 21 min after sunrise

6:42 AM Blue hour
7:07 AM Sunrise
7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer C

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 4:06 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
4:06 PM
Highest around 4:07 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
52°
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

6:26 PM

6:26 PM

Behind the hills at 6:13 PM, 13 min before sunset

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

5:52 PM Golden hour
6:26 PM Sunset
6:52 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:56 PM Dark enough
2:33 AM Moonrise
4:41 AM Best
5:38 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
12% lost
Speed
66 km/s

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 2:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:56 PM Dark enough
2:33 AM Moonrise
2:41 AM Best
5:38 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

Waning crescent

29% lit

1:28 AM – 3:43 PM

ENE WNW
1:28 AM Moonrise
1:49 AM 4°
8:40 AM Highest, 74°
3:22 PM 4°
3:43 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:28 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:42 AM–7:07 AM
  • Morning best color 7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:07 AM–7:42 AM
  • Moonset 3:43 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:52 PM–6:26 PM
  • Sunset 6:26 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:26 PM–6:52 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:50 PM–2:40 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Halloween Halloween night in Lompoc - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to NE, 25 deg up
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:02 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:39 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:39 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Lompoc - sunset at 5:08 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:08 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