Los Angeles, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States Sunday 3 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 12 an hour

Best around 5:11 AM

Radiant climbs to
31°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
39% lost
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | CAS500-2 & Others

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 12:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Crossing your sky
When
12:00 AM
Highest around 12:09 AM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
41°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
12:07 AM
Land - Landing Zone 4, back toward WNW

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

6:01 AM

6:01 AM

5:34 AM Blue hour
6:01 AM Sunrise
6:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:38 PM

7:38 PM

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

7:03 PM Golden hour
7:38 PM Sunset
8:05 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

10:01 PM – 7:35 AM

SE SW
10:01 PM Moonrise
10:25 PM 4°
2:48 AM Highest, 29°
7:12 AM 4°
7:35 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 5:34 AM–6:01 AM
  • Morning best color 5:44 AM
  • Sunrise 6:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:01 AM–6:35 AM
  • Moonset 6:52 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:03 PM–7:38 PM
  • Sunset 7:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:38 PM–8:05 PM
  • Evening best color 7:53 PM
  • Fully dark 9:11 PM–4:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:11 PM–10:01 PM
  • Moonrise 10:01 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

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Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:38 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM Tropical Storm Rachel Rain bands and gusts possible, passing to the east
Sun 11 Oct 2026 4:35 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 67 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:14 AM 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
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