Lompoc, California, USA

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:39 AM

6:39 AM

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:39 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:55 PM

4:55 PM

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

4:18 PM Golden hour
4:55 PM Sunset
5:22 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 11:55 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:25 PM Dark enough
11:55 PM Best
5:10 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 11:40 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:25 PM Dark enough
11:40 PM Best
5:10 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

2% lit

5:18 AM – 3:46 PM

ESE WSW
5:18 AM Moonrise
5:39 AM 4°
10:32 AM Highest, 37°
3:25 PM 4°
3:46 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:39 AM
  • Morning best color 6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:39 AM–7:16 AM
  • Moonset 3:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:18 PM–4:55 PM
  • Sunset 4:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:55 PM–5:22 PM
  • Fully dark 6:22 PM–5:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:22 PM–5:12 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to NW, 19 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:02 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Fair, look W
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:48 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:40 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:40 PM Halloween Halloween night in Lompoc - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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