Lompoc, California, USA

Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA
High 89°F, low 46°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-481

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Crossing your sky
When
5:01 PM
Highest around 5:10 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see
Video
▶ The Space Devs
Mission
Government/Top Secret
A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of ascent rocket stage drop zones being fits with previous SDA Transport Layer launches.

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
54%
Wind
3 mph
6:42 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Best color
7:07 AM Sunrise
7:41 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

International Space Station

Modest pass, SE to ENE

Rose 5:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SE
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:09 AM
until 5:12 AM
Visible for
2m 40s
Highest
25° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, S to SSE

Rose 5:34 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to S
When
5:34 AM
until 5:36 AM
Visible for
1m 40s
Highest
24° S
Ends
Sets SSE

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

Sunset

Good

6:26 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
1%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
61%
Wind
7 mph
5:52 PM Golden hour
6:26 PM Sunset
6:52 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

24% lit

12:11 PM – 9:37 PM

SE SW
12:11 PM Moonrise
12:35 PM 4°
4:54 PM Highest, 28°
9:13 PM 4°
9:37 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 Clear sky
0% dry 54% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 86°F Clear sky
0% dry 22% 12 mph
Evening 7 PM 67°F Clear sky
1% dry 61% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 62°F Clear sky
0% dry 59% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:42 AM–7:07 AM
  • Morning best color 7:04 AM
  • Sunrise 7:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:07 AM–7:41 AM
  • Moonrise 12:11 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:52 PM–6:26 PM
  • Sunset 6:26 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:26 PM–6:52 PM
  • Fully dark 7:51 PM–5:44 AM
  • Moonset 9:38 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:41 PM–5:44 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 Fair, 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