Lompoc, California, USA

Wednesday, January 2, 2030

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Lompoc, California, USA

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:32 PM Dark enough
4:47 AM Best
5:39 AM Too light
Estimate
~68/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
47°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

Clears the hills at 7:32 AM, 23 min after sunrise

6:41 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:02 PM

5:02 PM

Behind the hills at 4:38 PM, 24 min before sunset

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

4:24 PM Golden hour
5:02 PM Sunset
5:30 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

2% lit

5:45 AM – 3:50 PM

ESE WSW
5:45 AM Moonrise
6:08 AM 4°
10:48 AM Highest, 32°
3:27 PM 4°
3:50 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:46 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:41 AM–7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:47 AM
  • Morning best color 7:10 AM
  • Moonset 3:51 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:24 PM–5:02 PM
  • Sunset 5:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:02 PM–5:30 PM
  • Fully dark 6:32 PM–5:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:32 PM–5:39 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

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