Los Angeles, California, United States

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:54 AM

6:54 AM

Clears the hills at 6:57 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:29 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:25 PM

6:25 PM

Behind the hills at 6:15 PM, 10 min before sunset

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

5:52 PM Golden hour
6:25 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:55 PM Dark enough
10:58 PM Moonset
4:25 AM Best
5:24 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
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

First quarter

40% lit

1:30 PM – 10:58 PM

SE SW
1:30 PM Moonrise
1:54 PM 4°
6:14 PM Highest, 28°
10:34 PM 4°
10:58 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 6:29 AM–6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 6:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:54 AM–7:27 AM
  • Morning best color 7:05 AM
  • Moonrise 1:30 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:52 PM–6:25 PM
  • Evening best color 6:11 PM
  • Sunset 6:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:25 PM–6:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:49 PM–5:31 AM
  • Moonset 10:59 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:09 PM–5:31 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

International Space Station Modest pass, NNE to E, 28 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:30 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Los Angeles - sunset at 4:59 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:59 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to ENE, 30 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:40 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 Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Fair, space jellyfish SW
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:28 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