Los Angeles, California, United States

Saturday, December 14, 2024

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 4:01 PM in the NE

4:01 PM – 7:28 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
4:01 PM Moonrise
4:25 PM 4°
11:43 PM Highest, 84°
7:05 AM 4°
7:28 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Rises
4:01 PM in the NE
Exactly full
12:59 AM
Distance
230,196 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

4:45 PM

4:45 PM

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

4:06 PM Golden hour
4:45 PM Sunset
5:12 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 1:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:15 PM Dark enough
1:45 AM Best
5:21 AM Too light
Estimate
~21/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
88°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 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 strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:20 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:29 AM
  • Morning best color 7:02 AM
  • Moonrise 4:02 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:06 PM–4:45 PM
  • Sunset 4:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:45 PM–5:12 PM
  • Evening best color 4:59 PM
  • Fully dark 6:14 PM–5:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:32 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
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Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it