Los Angeles, California, United States

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

← Previous day Tuesday Tue, Apr 15
DATE
Next day → Thursday Thu, Apr 17
TODAY
Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:19 AM

6:19 AM

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:53 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Minotaur IV | NROL-174

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 12:33 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
12:33 PM
Highest around 12:36 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
33°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 8
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:25 PM

7:25 PM

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

6:51 PM Golden hour
7:25 PM Sunset
7:51 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

88% lit

11:20 PM – 8:52 AM

SE SW
11:20 PM Moonrise
11:44 PM 4°
4:06 AM Highest, 28°
8:28 AM 4°
8:52 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 5:54 AM–6:19 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:53 AM
  • Morning best color 6:32 AM
  • Moonset 8:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:51 PM–7:25 PM
  • Sunset 7:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:25 PM–7:51 PM
  • Evening best color 7:39 PM
  • Fully dark 8:53 PM–4:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:53 PM–11:23 PM
  • Moonrise 11:21 PM

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 Orionids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 25 Oct 2026 7:37 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Marginal, look WNW
Mon 26 Oct 2026 9:45 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Marginal, look WNW
Thu 29 Oct 2026 9:02 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