Lompoc, California, USA

Monday, September 14, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:44 AM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
73%
Wind
1 mph
6:18 AM Blue hour
6:41 AM Best color
6:44 AM Sunrise
7:17 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 23 camera photos of past sunrises at Big Sur, California, USA, 219 km away.

Sunset

Fair

7:09 PM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
19%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
84%
Wind
9 mph
6:36 PM Golden hour
7:09 PM Sunset
7:34 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 9:05 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
9:05 PM to 10:55 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 21° above it
Highest at
9:05 PM
Sky fully dark
8:35 PM to 5:20 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

Waxing crescent

14% lit

10:25 AM – 8:55 PM

ESE WSW
10:25 AM Moonrise
10:47 AM 4°
3:40 PM Highest, 37°
8:33 PM 4°
8:55 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 64°F Overcast
100% dry 73% 1 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 76°F Clear sky
0% dry 52% 14 mph
Evening 7 PM 64°F Clear sky
19% dry 84% 9 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:18 AM–6:44 AM
  • Morning best color 6:41 AM
  • Sunrise 6:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:44 AM–7:17 AM
  • Moonrise 10:26 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:36 PM–7:09 PM
  • Sunset 7:09 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:09 PM–7:34 PM
  • Fully dark 8:35 PM–5:20 AM
  • Moonset 8:55 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:05 PM–5:20 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:54 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NW to NNE, 18 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 6:00 AM 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 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