Lompoc, California, USA

Saturday, August 22, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-20

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 12:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
12:25 AM
Highest around 12:34 AM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
86°
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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:27 AM

6:27 AM

6:01 AM Blue hour
6:27 AM Sunrise
7:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:41 PM

7:41 PM

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

7:07 PM Golden hour
7:41 PM Sunset
8:07 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

74% lit

4:29 PM – 1:56 AM

SE SW
4:29 PM Moonrise
4:53 PM 4°
9:12 PM Highest, 28°
1:32 AM 4°
1:56 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:03 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:01 AM–6:27 AM
  • Morning best color 6:24 AM
  • Sunrise 6:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:27 AM–7:01 AM
  • Moonrise 4:29 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:07 PM–7:41 PM
  • Sunset 7:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:41 PM–8:07 PM
  • Fully dark 9:11 PM–4:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:01 AM–4:58 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Orionids Active, around 11 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:53 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15 Good, look W
Tue 20 Oct 2026 3:14 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:51 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to SE, 23 deg up
Wed 21 Oct 2026 7:19 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Excellent, look W
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:47 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