Los Angeles, California, United States

Thursday, September 12, 2024

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:34 AM

6:34 AM

Clears the hills at 6:38 AM, 4 min after sunrise

6:09 AM Blue hour
6:34 AM Sunrise
7:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:03 PM

7:03 PM

Behind the hills at 6:46 PM, 17 min before sunset

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

6:30 PM Golden hour
7:03 PM Sunset
7:28 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-6

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:45 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
6:45 PM
Highest around 6:48 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
45°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

66% lit

3:38 PM – 1:12 AM

SE SW
3:38 PM Moonrise
4:02 PM 4°
8:25 PM Highest, 28°
12:47 AM 4°
1:12 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:10 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:09 AM–6:34 AM
  • Sunrise 6:34 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:34 AM–7:07 AM
  • Morning best color 6:45 AM
  • Moonrise 3:39 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:30 PM–7:03 PM
  • Evening best color 6:48 PM
  • Sunset 7:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:03 PM–7:28 PM
  • Fully dark 8:27 PM–5:10 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:17 AM–5:10 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

International Space Station Bright pass, WNW to SSE, 43 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:18 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to E, 78 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:17 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:27 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Long shot, look WNW
Fri 6 Nov 2026 4:46 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