Los Angeles, California, United States

Friday, November 8, 2024

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:19 AM

6:19 AM

Clears the hills at 6:22 AM, 3 min after sunrise

5:53 AM Blue hour
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:53 PM

4:53 PM

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

4:17 PM Golden hour
4:53 PM Sunset
5:19 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-10

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 10:14 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
10:14 PM
Highest around 10:17 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
45°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

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

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:23 PM Dark enough
11:09 PM Moonset
12:08 AM Best
4:50 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
No interference
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 12:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:23 PM Dark enough
11:09 PM Moonset
12:23 AM Best
4:50 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
No interference
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

First quarter

45% lit

12:43 PM – 11:09 PM

ESE WSW
12:43 PM Moonrise
1:04 PM 4°
5:56 PM Highest, 36°
10:47 PM 4°
11:09 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 5:53 AM–6:19 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:55 AM
  • Morning best color 6:30 AM
  • Moonrise 12:43 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:17 PM–4:53 PM
  • Sunset 4:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:53 PM–5:19 PM
  • Evening best color 5:08 PM
  • Fully dark 6:19 PM–4:55 AM
  • Moonset 11:09 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:19 PM–4:55 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer C No date yet - NET Q4 2026 Sun 1 Nov 2026 Halloween Halloween night in Los Angeles - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:31 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:31 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Los Angeles - sunset at 5:00 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:00 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

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