Los Angeles, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

Around 7 an hour

Best around 6:05 AM

Radiant climbs to
46°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 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.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 12:50 PM

Sunrise
6:54 AM, ESE (119°)
Sunset
4:47 PM, WSW (241°)
Daylight
9h 53m

That morning

Sunrise

6:54 AM

6:54 AM

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:47 PM

4:47 PM

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

4:09 PM Golden hour
4:47 PM Sunset
5:15 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit

2:24 PM – 5:34 AM

ENE WNW
2:24 PM Moonrise
2:46 PM 4°
9:56 PM Highest, 82°
5:11 AM 4°
5:34 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:21 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:27 AM–6:54 AM
  • Morning best color 6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:54 AM–7:33 AM
  • Moonrise 2:24 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:09 PM–4:47 PM
  • Sunset 4:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:47 PM–5:15 PM
  • Evening best color 5:04 PM
  • Fully dark 6:17 PM–5:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

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