TODAY
Los Angeles, California, United States
High 97°F, low 71°F.

Tropical storm

Post-Tropical Cyclone Simon

Rain bands and gusts possible, passing to the southeast

Was closest at 2:00 PM

Little impactSevere
Here
Rain bands and gusts possible
Winds now
35 mph
Closest
993 mi SSE, Fri 2:00 PM
Where it is now
993 mi SSE, below the horizon
Cone: where the centre is likely to go Tropical-storm winds (34 kt+) Hurricane-force (64 kt+) Forecast from NOAA National Hurricane Center, Fri 16 Oct, 21:00 UTC. Not an official warning: follow your local authorities.

Sunset

Fair

6:17 PM

Very LowExcellent

Satellite, 10 min ago: clear overhead, no low cloud toward the sunset.

Toward the sunset looks dull; look south for the best color.

High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
0%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
1%
Humidity
16%
5:43 PM Golden hour
6:10 PM Best color
6:17 PM Sunset
6:42 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 4:21 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
72°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, W to NNE

Rose 5:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NW
When
5:57 AM
until 6:01 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
34° NW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

6:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
0%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
28%
6:33 AM Blue hour
6:59 AM Sunrise
7:02 AM Best color
7:32 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 4:21 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

34% lit

12:50 PM – 10:24 PM

SE SW
12:50 PM Moonrise
1:13 PM 4°
5:37 PM Highest, 29°
10:01 PM 4°
10:24 PM Moonset

Current local time: 4:21 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 81°F Clear sky
0% 0% 28% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 97°F Clear sky
0% 0% 17% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 84°F Clear sky
9% 1% 18% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 77°F Clear sky
0% 0% 23% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:33 AM–6:59 AM
  • Sunrise 6:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:59 AM–7:32 AM
  • Morning best color 7:02 AM
  • Moonrise 12:50 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:43 PM–6:17 PM
  • Evening best color 6:10 PM
  • Sunset 6:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:17 PM–6:42 PM
  • Night 6:42 PM–6:34 AM
  • Fully dark 7:41 PM–5:36 AM
  • Moonset 10:25 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:31 PM–5:36 AM
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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Los Angeles, California, United States

Next few days

Pick a date
Sat, Oct 17
Fair 6:41 AM–7:17 AM
5:12 AM
Fair 5:58 PM–6:34 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Good 6:42 AM–7:18 AM
Good 5:56 PM–6:32 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Fair 6:43 AM–7:19 AM
Good 5:55 PM–6:31 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

International Space Station Bright pass, NNE to NE, 30 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:12 AM
Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:17 AM
Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:12 AM
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Fair, look WNW
Fri 23 Oct 2026 10:29 PM
Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:39 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:39 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:27 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:21 AM
Leonids Around 12 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 4:48 AM
Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:50 PM in the ENE Mon 23 Nov 2026 3:50 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 4:50 PM Geminids Around 144 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 1:44 AM
Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 53m of light · sunset 4:47 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 12:50 PM Ursids Around 6 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:17 AM
Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:28 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:28 PM Quadrantids Around 28 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:25 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:30 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 12:22 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:29 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:29 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:20 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 7:56 AM Milky Way Visible 4:09 AM to 5:13 AM with no moon, 16° above the southeastern horizon - 1 night 14 Feb to 14 Feb
Sun 14 Feb 2027 4:09 AM
Full Snow Moon Rises 5:45 PM in the E Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:45 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 1:31 AM Milky Way Visible 3:22 AM to 5:39 AM with no moon, 23° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 3:22 AM
Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:04 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 1:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:41 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 6:41 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 4:56 PM Milky Way Visible 1:37 AM to 4:59 AM with no moon, 27° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 30 Mar to 14 Apr
Sat 10 Apr 2027 1:37 AM
Full Pink Moon Rises 7:41 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:41 PM Lyrids Around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:28 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 4:20 AM Wed 5 May 2027 4:06 AM Eta Aquariids Around 19 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:24 AM
Milky Way Visible 11:46 PM to 4:21 AM with no moon, 27° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 11:46 PM
Full Flower Moon Rises 7:37 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:37 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 3:50 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 12:47 PM Milky Way Visible 9:54 PM to 3:58 AM with no moon, 27° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 9:54 PM
Full Strawberry Moon Rises 8:20 PM in the ESE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:20 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 26m of light · sunset 8:07 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 7:10 AM Milky Way Visible 9:52 PM to 3:42 AM with no moon, 27° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 9:52 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 8:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:21 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:21 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 13 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 3:13 AM
Milky Way Visible 9:33 PM to 1:53 AM with no moon, 27° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 25 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 9:33 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:30 PM to 4:20 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 3:07 AM Perseids Around 80 an hour
Wed 11 Aug 2027 4:29 AM
Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:24 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:24 PM Milky Way Visible 8:56 PM to 12:06 AM with no moon, 26° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 8:56 PM
Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 4:50 AM Mon 30 Aug 2027 10:39 AM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:44 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:44 PM Milky Way Visible 8:15 PM to 10:15 PM with no moon, 23° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Tue 21 Sep 2027 8:15 PM
Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:50 PM Wed 22 Sep 2027 11:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:20 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 7:33 PM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 7:58 PM
Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:40 PM in the ENE Thu 14 Oct 2027 5:40 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 5:13 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 6:34 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 1:27 AM
Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 12:21 AM
Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:21 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:21 PM Leonids A few an hour
Tue 16 Nov 2027 4:48 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:00 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 7:24 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 3:48 PM in the ENE Sun 12 Dec 2027 3:48 PM Geminids Around 31 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 1:44 AM
Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM
Partial solar eclipse 51.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:21 AM
Total lunar eclipse 59% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM
Partial solar eclipse 2.6% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:38 PM
Partial solar eclipse 26% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:21 AM
Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM
Total lunar eclipse 53% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM

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