Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:12 AM

7:12 AM

6:47 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:19 PM

6:19 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:45 PM Golden hour
6:19 PM Sunset
6:45 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 14 an hour

Best around 5:19 AM

From 7:49 PM to 5:43 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSW to SE

Rises 7:19 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
7:19 PM
until 7:22 PM
Visible for
3m 10s
Highest
23° SE
Ends
Fades at 21°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

79% lit

3:53 PM – 3:31 AM

ESE W
3:53 PM Moonrise
4:13 PM 4°
9:41 PM Highest, 48°
3:11 AM 4°
3:31 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:30 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:47 AM–7:12 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:47 AM
  • Moonrise 3:54 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:45 PM–6:19 PM
  • Sunset 6:19 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:19 PM–6:45 PM
  • Fully dark 7:44 PM–5:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:34 AM–5:49 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:29 AM Leonids Around 12 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 4:56 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