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Los Angeles, California, United States Monday 4 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Around 12 an hour

Best around 4:57 AM

Radiant climbs to
29°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
45% 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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:00 AM

6:00 AM

5:33 AM Blue hour
6:00 AM Sunrise
6:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:39 PM

7:39 PM

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

7:04 PM Golden hour
7:39 PM Sunset
8:06 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

92% lit

10:56 PM – 8:25 AM

SE SW
10:56 PM Moonrise
11:20 PM 4°
3:40 AM Highest, 28°
8:01 AM 4°
8:25 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 5:33 AM–6:00 AM
  • Morning best color 5:43 AM
  • Sunrise 6:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:00 AM–6:34 AM
  • Moonset 7:36 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:04 PM–7:39 PM
  • Sunset 7:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:39 PM–8:06 PM
  • Evening best color 7:54 PM
  • Fully dark 9:12 PM–4:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:12 PM–11:02 PM
  • Moonrise 10:56 PM
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