Los Angeles, California, United States

Saturday, January 2, 2027

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Los Angeles, California, United States Saturday 2 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 33 an hour

Best around 5:58 AM

Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

6:58 AM

6:58 AM

6:31 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:55 PM

4:55 PM

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

4:17 PM Golden hour
4:55 PM Sunset
5:22 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

21% lit

2:38 AM – 12:54 PM

ESE WSW
2:38 AM Moonrise
3:00 AM 4°
7:46 AM Highest, 35°
12:33 PM 4°
12:54 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:39 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:31 AM–6:58 AM
  • Morning best color 6:42 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:36 AM
  • Moonset 12:55 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:17 PM–4:55 PM
  • Sunset 4:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:55 PM–5:22 PM
  • Evening best color 5:11 PM
  • Fully dark 6:24 PM–5:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:24 PM–3:44 AM
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