Los Angeles, California, United States

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

5:41 AM

5:41 AM

Clears the hills at 5:52 AM, 11 min after sunrise

5:12 AM Blue hour
5:41 AM Sunrise
6:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:07 PM

8:07 PM

Behind the hills at 7:47 PM, 20 min before sunset

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

7:30 PM Golden hour
8:07 PM Sunset
8:36 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-1

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 8:40 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 8:43 PM–8:46 PM, SW about 45° up

Look
WNW
Heading your way
When
8:40 PM
Highest around 8:43 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
45°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

89% lit

5:15 PM – 3:27 AM

ESE WSW
5:15 PM Moonrise
5:37 PM 4°
10:21 PM Highest, 34°
3:05 AM 4°
3:27 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:54 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:12 AM–5:41 AM
  • Sunrise 5:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:41 AM–6:18 AM
  • Morning best color 5:52 AM
  • Moonrise 5:15 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:30 PM–8:07 PM
  • Evening best color 7:52 PM
  • Sunset 8:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:07 PM–8:36 PM
  • Fully dark 9:51 PM–3:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:31 AM–3:57 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Veterans Day Veterans Day in Los Angeles - sunset at 4:51 PM
Wed 11 Nov 2026 4:51 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:21 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:21 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-317 Marginal, look WNW
Sat 14 Nov 2026 7:55 PM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:18 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-266 Long shot, look WNW
Wed 18 Nov 2026 8:49 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 Partial solar eclipse 1.3% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 79.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:08 PM Partial solar eclipse 79.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:21 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it