Los Angeles, California, United States

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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Meteor shower

Southern Delta Aquariids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 3:34 AM

Radiant climbs to
40°
Under a perfect sky
25/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Rates are what one person might count under a dark sky, already brought down for how high the radiant gets here and for the Moon - not the headline figure, which assumes the radiant overhead and no light at all. Cloud is the other half, and it is on the sunset tile.

A long, flat maximum rather than a single night.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 12:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
12:21 AM to 2:21 AM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 22° above it
Highest at
12:21 AM
Sky fully dark
9:41 PM to 4:18 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

That morning

Sunrise

5:56 AM

5:56 AM

5:28 AM Blue hour
5:56 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:01 PM

8:01 PM

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

7:26 PM Golden hour
8:01 PM Sunset
8:30 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

53% lit

1:42 PM – 12:17 AM

ESE WSW
1:42 PM Moonrise
2:03 PM 4°
6:59 PM Highest, 38°
11:56 PM 4°
12:17 AM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Sunrise

5:28 AM Blue hour
5:56 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, first quarter

1:42 PM Moonrise
2:03 PM 4°
6:59 PM Highest, 38°
11:56 PM 4°
12:17 AM Moonset

Sunset

7:26 PM Golden hour
8:01 PM Sunset
8:30 PM Blue hour ends
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