Los Angeles, California, United States

Sunday, June 23, 2024

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

5:42 AM

5:42 AM

Clears the hills at 5:53 AM, 11 min after sunrise

5:13 AM Blue hour
5:42 AM Sunrise
6:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:08 PM

8:08 PM

Behind the hills at 7:48 PM, 20 min before sunset

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

7:31 PM Golden hour
8:08 PM Sunset
8:37 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-2

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 8:47 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 8:50 PM–8:52 PM, SW about 45° up

Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
8:47 PM
Highest around 8:50 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
45°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

10:11 PM – 8:15 AM

ESE WSW
10:11 PM Moonrise
10:34 PM 4°
3:13 AM Highest, 32°
7:52 AM 4°
8:15 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:13 AM–5:42 AM
  • Sunrise 5:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:42 AM–6:19 AM
  • Morning best color 5:52 AM
  • Moonset 7:05 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:31 PM–8:08 PM
  • Evening best color 7:53 PM
  • Sunset 8:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:08 PM–8:37 PM
  • Fully dark 9:52 PM–3:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:52 PM–10:12 PM
  • Moonrise 10:12 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Long shot, look WNW
Fri 6 Nov 2026 4:46 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to S, 14 deg up
Fri 6 Nov 2026 6:31 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 6 Nov 2026 6:25 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 6 Nov 2026 6:25 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to SSE, 27 deg up
Sat 7 Nov 2026 5:30 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM 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 8:21 AM Total lunar eclipse 59% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 2.6% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:38 PM Partial solar eclipse 26% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:21 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.3% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 79.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:08 PM Partial solar eclipse 79.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:21 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it