Lompoc, California, USA

Sunday, October 4, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA
High 94°F, low 60°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
49%
Wind
4 mph
6:33 AM Blue hour
6:55 AM Best color
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:32 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

Modest pass, NE to ENE

Rose 5:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NE
Rising, then up to NE
When
5:06 AM
until 5:08 AM
Visible for
1m 30s
Highest
28° NE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Fair

6:41 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
60%
Wind
4 mph
6:07 PM Golden hour
6:41 PM Sunset
7:06 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:05 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:05 PM to 9:35 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 19° above it
Highest at
8:05 PM
Sky fully dark
8:05 PM to 5:36 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 crescent

36% lit

12:28 AM – 3:23 PM

ENE WNW
12:28 AM Moonrise
12:50 AM 4°
7:59 AM Highest, 79°
3:01 PM 4°
3:23 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 75°F Clear sky
0% dry 49% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 86°F Clear sky
0% dry 57% 19 mph
Evening 7 PM 74°F Clear sky
0% dry 60% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:28 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–6:58 AM
  • Morning best color 6:55 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:32 AM
  • Moonset 3:23 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:07 PM–6:41 PM
  • Sunset 6:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:41 PM–7:06 PM
  • Fully dark 8:05 PM–5:36 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:05 PM–1:45 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NE to NE, 27 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:12 AM 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 Good, look W
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it