Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA
High 77°F, low 55°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
75%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
96%
Wind
1 mph
6:30 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Best color
6:55 AM Sunrise
7:29 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.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SSW to E

Rose 5:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:45 AM
until 5:49 AM
Visible for
4m 30s
Highest
31° SE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Low

6:46 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
91%
Wind
5 mph
6:13 PM Golden hour
6:46 PM Sunset
7:12 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to S

Rose 8:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:13 PM
until 8:17 PM
Visible for
4m 20s
Highest
17° SW
Ends
Sets S

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% lit

9:16 PM – 12:38 PM

ENE WNW
9:16 PM Moonrise
9:39 PM 4°
4:55 AM Highest, 83°
12:15 PM 4°
12:38 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 59°F Partly cloudy
75% dry 96% 1 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 77°F Clear sky
5% dry 67% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 65°F Overcast
100% dry 91% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:30 AM–6:55 AM
  • Morning best color 6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 6:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:55 AM–7:29 AM
  • Moonset 11:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:13 PM–6:46 PM
  • Sunset 6:46 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:46 PM–7:12 PM
  • Fully dark 8:11 PM–5:33 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:11 PM–9:21 PM
  • Moonrise 9:17 PM

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 Fair, 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 Good, 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