Los Angeles, California, United States

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

5:56 AM

5:56 AM

5:28 AM Blue hour
5:56 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:01 PM

8:01 PM

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

7:26 PM Golden hour
8:01 PM Sunset
8:30 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Delta Aquariids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 3:31 AM

The night9:31 PM – 4:27 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
40°
Under a perfect sky
25/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Stays near its best for several nights, not just one.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 12:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
12:21 AM to 2:21 AM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 22° above it
Highest at
12:21 AM
Sky fully dark
9:41 PM to 4:18 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

First quarter

53% lit

1:42 PM – 12:17 AM

ESE WSW
1:42 PM Moonrise
2:03 PM 4°
6:59 PM Highest, 38°
11:56 PM 4°
12:17 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 5:28 AM–5:56 AM
  • Sunrise 5:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:56 AM–6:32 AM
  • Morning best color 6:02 AM
  • Moonrise 1:42 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:26 PM–8:01 PM
  • Sunset 8:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:01 PM–8:30 PM
  • Evening best color 8:05 PM
  • Fully dark 9:41 PM–4:18 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:21 AM–4:18 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Orionids Active, around 15 an hour
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:44 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to SE, 30 deg up
Wed 21 Oct 2026 7:19 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to W, 37 deg up
Thu 22 Oct 2026 7:56 PM 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 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