Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, October 10, 2029

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Lompoc, California, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

Clears the hills at 7:23 AM, 20 min after sunrise

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:33 PM

6:33 PM

Behind the hills at 6:20 PM, 13 min before sunset

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

5:59 PM Golden hour
6:33 PM Sunset
6:58 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:03 PM Dark enough
8:44 PM Moonset
4:48 AM Best
5:34 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

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

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

13% lit

10:35 AM – 8:44 PM

ESE WSW
10:35 AM Moonrise
10:57 AM 4°
3:39 PM Highest, 33°
8:21 PM 4°
8:44 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:38 AM–7:03 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:37 AM
  • Morning best color 7:04 AM
  • Moonrise 10:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:59 PM–6:33 PM
  • Sunset 6:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:33 PM–6:58 PM
  • Fully dark 7:57 PM–5:41 AM
  • Moonset 8:44 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:47 PM–5:41 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Lompoc, California, USA

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