Los Angeles, California, United States

Monday, December 15, 2025

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 90 an hour

Best around 1:45 AM

Radiant climbs to
88°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

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

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
5:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

15% lit

3:01 AM – 1:41 PM

ESE WSW
3:01 AM Moonrise
3:22 AM 4°
8:21 AM Highest, 39°
1:20 PM 4°
1:41 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:01 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 6:56 AM
  • Moonset 1:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:06 PM–4:45 PM
  • Sunset 4:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:45 PM–5:13 PM
  • Evening best color 4:50 PM
  • Fully dark 6:14 PM–5:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:14 PM–4:04 AM

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