Lompoc, California, USA

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA
High 96°F, low 56°F.

Sunset

Fair

6:25 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
28%
Wind
4 mph
5:51 PM Golden hour
6:25 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 5:10 PM

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, W to NE

Rose 5:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NW
When
5:57 AM
until 6:01 AM
Visible for
4m 0s
Highest
45° NW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
29%
Wind
10 mph
6:43 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Best color
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 5:10 PM

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.

Moon

Waxing crescent

33% lit

1:01 PM – 10:32 PM

SE SW
1:01 PM Moonrise
1:25 PM 4°
5:46 PM Highest, 28°
10:07 PM 4°
10:32 PM Moonset

Current local time: 5:10 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 68°F Clear sky
0% 0% 29% 10 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 95°F Clear sky
0% 0% 15% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 75°F Clear sky
0% 0% 28% 4 mph
Late Night 11 PM 70°F Clear sky
0% 0% 24% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:43 AM–7:08 AM
  • Morning best color 7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:42 AM
  • Moonrise 1:01 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:51 PM–6:25 PM
  • Sunset 6:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:25 PM–6:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:49 PM–5:45 AM
  • Moonset 10:32 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:39 PM–5:45 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 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 Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:35 AM 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