Los Angeles, California, United States

Monday, April 6, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:33 AM

6:33 AM

6:07 AM Blue hour
6:33 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:17 PM

7:17 PM

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

6:44 PM Golden hour
7:17 PM Sunset
7:42 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-35

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 7:50 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 7:53 PM–7:59 PM, WSW about 19° up

Look
WNW
Crossing your sky
When
7:50 PM
Highest around 7:54 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
19°
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

Waning gibbous

80% lit

12:10 AM – 9:40 AM

SE SW
12:10 AM Moonrise
12:34 AM 4°
4:55 AM Highest, 28°
9:16 AM 4°
9:40 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:07 AM–6:33 AM
  • Sunrise 6:33 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:33 AM–7:06 AM
  • Morning best color 6:45 AM
  • Moonset 8:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:44 PM–7:17 PM
  • Sunset 7:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:17 PM–7:42 PM
  • Evening best color 7:32 PM
  • Fully dark 8:43 PM–5:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:43 PM–12:13 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:39 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:39 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to NW, 15 deg up
Sun 25 Oct 2026 8:11 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-16 Marginal, look WNW
Mon 26 Oct 2026 9:45 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 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