Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-23

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
1:42 AM
Highest around 1:51 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

6:35 AM

6:35 AM

6:10 AM Blue hour
6:35 AM Sunrise
7:09 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:26 PM

7:26 PM

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

6:53 PM Golden hour
7:26 PM Sunset
7:52 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:54 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:54 PM to 10:24 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
8:54 PM
Sky fully dark
8:54 PM to 5:09 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waning gibbous

67% lit

9:49 PM – 12:27 PM

ENE WNW
9:49 PM Moonrise
10:10 PM 4°
5:04 AM Highest, 77°
12:04 PM 4°
12:27 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:10 AM–6:35 AM
  • Morning best color 6:32 AM
  • Sunrise 6:35 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:35 AM–7:09 AM
  • Moonset 12:27 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:53 PM–7:26 PM
  • Sunset 7:26 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:26 PM–7:52 PM
  • Fully dark 8:54 PM–5:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:54 PM–10:34 PM
  • Moonrise 10:30 PM

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