Los Angeles, California, United States

Monday, December 8, 2025

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 23 an hour

Best around 2:13 AM

Radiant climbs to
88°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
60% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

6:46 AM

6:46 AM

6:19 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:43 PM

4:43 PM

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

4:05 PM Golden hour
4:43 PM Sunset
5:11 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% lit

9:02 PM – 11:04 AM

ENE WNW
9:02 PM Moonrise
9:23 PM 4°
4:07 AM Highest, 73°
10:44 AM 4°
11:04 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 6:19 AM–6:46 AM
  • Sunrise 6:46 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:46 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:51 AM
  • Moonset 10:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:05 PM–4:43 PM
  • Sunset 4:43 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:43 PM–5:11 PM
  • Evening best color 4:48 PM
  • Fully dark 6:12 PM–5:18 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:12 PM–9:02 PM
  • Moonrise 9:02 PM

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