Los Angeles, California, United States

Friday, September 20, 2024

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:40 AM

6:40 AM

Clears the hills at 6:46 AM, 6 min after sunrise

6:15 AM Blue hour
6:40 AM Sunrise
7:13 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-17

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
6:50 AM
Highest around 6:53 AM
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.

Sunset

6:52 PM

6:52 PM

Behind the hills at 6:37 PM, 15 min before sunset

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

6:19 PM Golden hour
6:52 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

90% lit

8:32 PM – 10:55 AM

ENE WNW
8:32 PM Moonrise
8:53 PM 4°
3:39 AM Highest, 76°
10:34 AM 4°
10:55 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 6:15 AM–6:40 AM
  • Sunrise 6:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:40 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:51 AM
  • Moonset 9:41 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:19 PM–6:52 PM
  • Evening best color 6:37 PM
  • Sunset 6:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:52 PM–7:16 PM
  • Fully dark 8:15 PM–5:17 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:15 PM–8:35 PM
  • Moonrise 8:32 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Los Angeles - sunset at 4:59 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:59 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:29 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:29 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 Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-xxx Fair, look WNW
Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:17 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