Los Angeles, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:06 AM

7:06 AM

Clears the hills at 7:10 AM, 4 min after sunrise

6:40 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:40 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-167

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 10:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
10:14 AM
Highest around 10:17 AM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
29°
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

6:07 PM

6:07 PM

Behind the hills at 6:04 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

5:33 PM Golden hour
6:07 PM Sunset
6:33 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:37 PM Dark enough
12:47 AM Moonrise
4:37 AM Best
5:37 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
31% 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.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 2:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:37 PM Dark enough
12:47 AM Moonrise
2:07 AM Best
5:37 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
12% lost
Speed
27 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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 2:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:37 PM Dark enough
12:47 AM Moonrise
2:22 AM Best
5:37 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
78°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
15% lost
Speed
29 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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Last quarter

45% lit

11:45 PM – 2:30 PM

ENE WNW
11:45 PM Moonrise
12:07 AM 4°
7:11 AM Highest, 80°
2:09 PM 4°
2:30 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 6:40 AM–7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:06 AM–7:40 AM
  • Morning best color 7:17 AM
  • Moonset 2:30 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:33 PM–6:07 PM
  • Evening best color 5:53 PM
  • Sunset 6:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:07 PM–6:33 PM
  • Fully dark 7:31 PM–5:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:31 PM–12:51 AM

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 SSW
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:42 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