Los Angeles, California, United States

Thursday, January 9, 2025

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:59 AM

6:59 AM

6:31 AM Blue hour
6:59 AM Sunrise
7:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:01 PM

5:01 PM

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

4:23 PM Golden hour
5:01 PM Sunset
5:28 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-153

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 7:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
7:53 PM
Highest around 7:57 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
29°
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.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

80% lit

1:02 PM – 4:02 AM

ENE WNW
1:02 PM Moonrise
1:24 PM 4°
8:28 PM Highest, 81°
3:39 AM 4°
4:02 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:51 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:31 AM–6:59 AM
  • Sunrise 6:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:59 AM–7:36 AM
  • Morning best color 7:10 AM
  • Moonrise 1:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:23 PM–5:01 PM
  • Sunset 5:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:01 PM–5:28 PM
  • Evening best color 5:16 PM
  • Fully dark 6:30 PM–5:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:10 AM–5:30 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

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Fri 30 Oct 2026 6:14 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Marginal, look WNW
Fri 30 Oct 2026 8:48 PM Halloween Halloween night in Los Angeles - waning gibbous moon
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