Los Angeles, California, United States

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-50

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 9:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Crossing your sky
When
9:01 PM
Highest around 9:10 PM
Distance
141 mi
Climbs to
41°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:50 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:50 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:36 PM

7:36 PM

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

7:02 PM Golden hour
7:36 PM Sunset
8:02 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 10:56 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
10:56 PM to 12:26 AM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 20° above it
Highest at
10:56 PM
Sky fully dark
9:06 PM to 4:47 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

37% lit

12:30 PM – 10:49 PM

ESE WSW
12:30 PM Moonrise
12:51 PM 4°
5:39 PM Highest, 35°
10:27 PM 4°
10:49 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:50 AM–6:16 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:50 AM
  • Morning best color 6:21 AM
  • Moonrise 12:30 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:02 PM–7:36 PM
  • Sunset 7:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:36 PM–8:02 PM
  • Evening best color 7:39 PM
  • Fully dark 9:06 PM–4:47 AM
  • Moonset 10:49 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:56 PM–4:47 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Orionids Active, around 15 an hour
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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