Los Angeles, California, United States

Saturday, October 19, 2024

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:02 AM

7:02 AM

Clears the hills at 7:05 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:36 AM Blue hour
7:02 AM Sunrise
7:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:13 PM

6:13 PM

Behind the hills at 6:08 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

5:39 PM Golden hour
6:13 PM Sunset
6:38 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | OneWeb 20

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 10:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Crossing your sky
When
10:13 PM
Highest around 10:16 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
22°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
10:20 PM
Land - Landing Zone 4, back toward WNW

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:43 PM Dark enough
4:43 AM Best
5:32 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
70% lost
Speed
66 km/s

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

Waning gibbous

92% lit

7:47 PM – 10:58 AM

ENE WNW
7:47 PM Moonrise
8:09 PM 4°
3:20 AM Highest, 82°
10:35 AM 4°
10:58 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 6:36 AM–7:02 AM
  • Sunrise 7:02 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:02 AM–7:36 AM
  • Morning best color 7:13 AM
  • Moonset 9:45 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:39 PM–6:13 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Sunset 6:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:13 PM–6:38 PM
  • Fully dark 7:37 PM–5:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:37 PM–7:47 PM
  • Moonrise 7:47 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Los Angeles - sunset at 5:00 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:00 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to NNW, 30 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:40 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:30 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:30 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Los Angeles - sunset at 4:59 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:59 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