Los Angeles, California, United States

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States Wednesday 30 September 2026 High 87°F, low 64°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SSW to ENE

Rose 5:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:45 AM
until 5:50 AM
Visible for
5m 0s
Highest
41° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to SSW

Rose 8:14 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:14 PM
until 8:17 PM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
14° SW
Ends
Sets SSW

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:21 AM Blue hour
6:30 AM Best color
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Low

6:38 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:05 PM Golden hour
6:38 PM Sunset
6:58 PM Best color
7:03 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% lit

9:09 PM – 12:27 PM

ENE WNW
9:09 PM Moonrise
9:32 PM 4°
4:46 AM Highest, 83°
12:04 PM 4°
12:27 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
72°F
Mainly clear 42% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
87°F
Clear sky 3% clouds · no rain
Evening
73°F
Clear sky 4% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:21 AM Blue hour
6:30 AM Best color
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:05 PM Golden hour
6:38 PM Sunset
6:58 PM Best color
7:03 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

9:09 PM Moonrise
9:32 PM 4°
4:46 AM Highest, 83°
12:04 PM 4°
12:27 PM Moonset
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Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Milky Way Visible 7:57 PM to 9:27 PM with no moon, 20° above the south-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 3 Oct to 12 Oct
Sat 3 Oct 2026 7:57 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NNE to NE, 35 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A Fair, look WNW
Mon 5 Oct 2026 1:17 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to NE, 25 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:42 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:12 AM

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