Lompoc, California, USA

Thursday, October 22, 2026

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

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

5:44 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:44 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:18 AM

The night7:48 PM – 5:44 AM+1

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

Bright pass, WSW to WSW

Rises 7:55 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to WSW
When
7:55 PM
until 7:58 PM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
48° WSW
Ends
Fades at 48°

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

86% lit

4:20 PM – 4:33 AM

E W
4:20 PM Moonrise
4:39 PM 4°
10:25 PM Highest, 54°
4:13 AM 4°
4:33 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 7:10 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:48 AM
  • Moonrise 4:20 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:44 PM–6:18 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:44 PM
  • Fully dark 7:43 PM–5:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:43 AM–5:50 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