Lompoc, California, USA

Friday, October 17, 2025

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

Clears the hills at 7:30 AM, 21 min after sunrise

6:44 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:24 PM

6:24 PM

Behind the hills at 6:11 PM, 13 min before sunset

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

5:50 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:49 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:54 PM Dark enough
4:33 AM Moonrise
4:54 AM Best
5:40 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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 2:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:54 PM Dark enough
2:39 AM Best
4:33 AM Moonrise
5:40 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

13% lit

3:34 AM – 4:37 PM

E W
3:34 AM Moonrise
3:54 AM 4°
10:08 AM Highest, 63°
4:18 PM 4°
4:37 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:09 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:43 AM
  • Moonset 4:37 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:50 PM–6:24 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:49 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:48 PM–4:38 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