Los Angeles, California, United States

Friday, March 13, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:05 AM

7:05 AM

6:40 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-31

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 7:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Crossing your sky
When
7:57 AM
Highest around 8:01 AM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
19°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

6:59 PM

6:59 PM

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

6:25 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:24 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

28% lit

3:58 AM – 1:41 PM

SE SW
3:58 AM Moonrise
4:22 AM 4°
8:49 AM Highest, 30°
1:18 PM 4°
1:41 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:58 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:40 AM–7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:38 AM
  • Morning best color 7:17 AM
  • Moonset 1:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:25 PM–6:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:24 PM
  • Evening best color 7:13 PM
  • Fully dark 8:22 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:22 PM–4:42 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

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Tue 27 Oct 2026 7:49 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 Marginal, look WNW
Thu 29 Oct 2026 9:02 PM Halloween Halloween night in Los Angeles - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Los Angeles - sunset at 5:00 PM Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:00 PM 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