Lompoc, California, USA

Friday, May 5, 2028

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:06 AM

6:06 AM

Clears the hills at 6:16 AM, 10 min after sunrise

5:39 AM Blue hour
6:06 AM Sunrise
6:41 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:50 PM

7:50 PM

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

7:15 PM Golden hour
7:50 PM Sunset
8:17 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:20 PM Dark enough
3:50 AM Best
4:35 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
15°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
11% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Event

Eid al-Adha

Islamic holiday

Eid al-Adha in Lompoc - sunset at 7:50 PM

Evening from 7:50 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
7:50 PM
Sun toward WNW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
90% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
WNW, 5° up
at 7:20 PM

Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah, during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It remembers Ibrahim's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son at God's command. Families sacrifice a sheep, goat or other animal and share the meat with relatives, neighbors and the poor.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

88% lit

4:47 PM – 4:20 AM

ESE WSW
4:47 PM Moonrise
5:08 PM 4°
10:34 PM Highest, 46°
4:00 AM 4°
4:20 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:47 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:39 AM–6:06 AM
  • Sunrise 6:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:06 AM–6:41 AM
  • Morning best color 6:07 AM
  • Moonrise 4:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:15 PM–7:50 PM
  • Sunset 7:50 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:50 PM–8:17 PM
  • Fully dark 9:25 PM–4:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:25 AM–4:30 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

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