Lompoc, California, USA

Sunday, October 11, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA
High 67°F, low 58°F.

Tropical storm

Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel

Rain bands and gusts possible, passing to the southeast

Was closest at 2:00 AM

Little impactSevere
Here
Rain bands and gusts possible
Winds now
35 mph
Closest
278 mi ESE, Sun 2:00 AM
Where it is now
340 mi ENE, its cloud 2° above the horizon

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
89%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
64%
Wind
12 mph
6:39 AM Blue hour
7:01 AM Best color
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:38 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

Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE

Rose 6:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNE
When
6:14 AM
until 6:20 AM
Visible for
5m 30s
Highest
64° NNE
Ends
Sets ESE

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

Sunset

Low

6:32 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
5:58 PM Golden hour
6:32 PM Sunset
6:57 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

1% lit

8:10 AM – 6:54 PM

ESE WSW
8:10 AM Moonrise
8:31 AM 4°
1:32 PM Highest, 39°
6:33 PM 4°
6:54 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 62°F Overcast
89% dry 64% 12 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 67°F Clear sky
0% dry 50% 14 mph
Evening 7 PM 60°F Overcast
100% dry 69% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 60°F Light drizzle
100% 0.1 mm 63% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:39 AM–7:04 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Sunrise 7:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:04 AM–7:38 AM
  • Moonrise 8:11 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:58 PM–6:32 PM
  • Sunset 6:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:32 PM–6:57 PM
  • Moonset 6:54 PM
  • Fully dark 7:56 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:56 PM–5:41 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 7 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:26 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 5:21 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it