Lompoc, California, USA

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Lompoc, California, USA

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

93% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 9:13 PM

Moon in shadow
93%
Moon's height
20°
6:25 PM Penumbral begins Moon down
7:34 PM Partial begins 2° up
9:13 PM Greatest eclipse 20° up
10:51 PM Partial ends 36° up
12:00 AM Penumbral ends 44° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

6:31 AM

6:31 AM

6:05 AM Blue hour
6:31 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:34 PM

7:34 PM

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

7:01 PM Golden hour
7:34 PM Sunset
8:00 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 7:26 PM in the ESE

7:26 PM – 6:59 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
7:26 PM Moonrise
7:46 PM 4°
1:12 AM Highest, 47°
6:39 AM 4°
6:59 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:26 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
9:20 PM
Distance
242,499 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:58 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:05 AM–6:31 AM
  • Morning best color 6:28 AM
  • Sunrise 6:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:31 AM–7:05 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:01 PM–7:34 PM
  • Moonrise 7:27 PM
  • Sunset 7:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:34 PM–8:00 PM
  • Fully dark 9:03 PM–5:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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

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