Lompoc, California, USA

Tuesday, April 24, 2029

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:18 AM

6:18 AM

Clears the hills at 6:27 AM, 9 min after sunrise

5:52 AM Blue hour
6:18 AM Sunrise
6:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:41 PM

7:41 PM

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

7:06 PM Golden hour
7:41 PM Sunset
8:07 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:11 PM Dark enough
3:56 AM Best
4:08 AM Moonset
4:47 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
13°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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 7:41 PM

Evening from 7:41 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
7:41 PM
Sun toward WNW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
84% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
WNW, 5° up
at 7:11 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

81% lit

3:45 PM – 4:08 AM

E W
3:45 PM Moonrise
4:05 PM 4°
9:58 PM Highest, 55°
3:49 AM 4°
4:08 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:52 AM–6:18 AM
  • Sunrise 6:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:18 AM–6:52 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Moonrise 3:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:06 PM–7:41 PM
  • Sunset 7:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:41 PM–8:07 PM
  • Fully dark 9:12 PM–4:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:12 AM–4:45 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

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