Lompoc, California, USA

Thursday, April 1, 2027

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:48 AM

6:48 AM

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:48 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Firefly Alpha Block 2 | ConnectedCosmos Launch 4

No earlier than Q2 2027

No launch date yet. Only the quarter has been announced.

Firefly Aerospace - Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA - 20 km from here

Fourth of at least four missions carrying 6 satellites for Open Cosmos' secure LEO broadband constellation, designed to provide independent and resilient connectivity infrastructure for Europe and the world using high-priority Ka-band spectrum filings by the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Sunset

7:22 PM

7:22 PM

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

6:49 PM Golden hour
7:22 PM Sunset
7:48 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 2:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
2:28 AM to 4:28 AM
Where to look
South-southeastern horizon, up to 22° above it
Highest at
4:28 AM
Sky fully dark
8:48 PM to 5:21 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waning crescent

25% lit

4:02 AM – 2:33 PM

ESE WSW
4:02 AM Moonrise
4:23 AM 4°
9:17 AM Highest, 37°
2:11 PM 4°
2:33 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:02 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:48 AM
  • Morning best color 6:43 AM
  • Sunrise 6:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:48 AM–7:21 AM
  • Moonset 2:33 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:49 PM–7:22 PM
  • Sunset 7:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:22 PM–7:48 PM
  • Fully dark 8:48 PM–5:21 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:48 PM–4:38 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 4:56 PM Milky Way Visible 1:47 AM to 5:07 AM with no moon, 26° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 31 Mar to 14 Apr
Sat 10 Apr 2027 1:47 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 7:52 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:52 PM Lyrids Around 7 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 9:08 PM Eta Aquariids Around 12 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 9:19 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:30 PM to 4:30 AM Wed 5 May 2027 4:06 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 Partial solar eclipse 3.8% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:39 AM Partial solar eclipse 79.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:08 PM Partial solar eclipse 81.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:18 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it