Los Angeles, California, United States

Friday, October 9, 2026

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Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NNE to NE

Rises 5:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
5:02 AM
until 5:04 AM
Visible for
1m 30s
Highest
18° NNE
Ends
Sets NE

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

New moon

New moon

Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:30 AM

New at 8:50 AM Sat 10 Oct

Very LowExcellent
Moonless and fully dark
7:50 PM to 5:30 AM
Sky fully dark
9h 40m

The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.

That morning

Sunrise

6:53 AM

6:53 AM

6:28 AM Blue hour
6:53 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:26 PM

6:26 PM

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

5:53 PM Golden hour
6:26 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

1% lit

5:55 AM – 5:48 PM

E W
5:55 AM Moonrise
6:15 AM 4°
11:52 AM Highest, 51°
5:28 PM 4°
5:48 PM 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

Moon, new moon

5:55 AM Moonrise
6:15 AM 4°
11:52 AM Highest, 51°
5:28 PM 4°
5:48 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:28 AM Blue hour
6:53 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:53 PM Golden hour
6:26 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends
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