Los Angeles, California, United States

Friday, September 18, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States
High 80°F, low 62°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:38 AM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
98%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
77%
Wind
2 mph
6:13 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
6:42 AM Best color
7:11 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 9 camera photos of past sunrises at Newport Beach, California, United States, 56 km away.

Sunset

Fair

6:55 PM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
1%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
6:22 PM Golden hour
6:55 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Best color
7:20 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 11 camera photos of past sunsets at Newport Beach, California, United States, 56 km away.

Moon

First quarter

49% lit

2:09 PM – 11:39 PM

SE SW
2:09 PM Moonrise
2:33 PM 4°
6:54 PM Highest, 28°
11:15 PM 4°
11:39 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 69°F Overcast
98% dry 77% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 80°F Clear sky
10% dry 56% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 71°F Clear sky
1% dry 69% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:13 AM–6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:38 AM–7:11 AM
  • Morning best color 6:42 AM
  • Moonrise 2:10 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:22 PM–6:55 PM
  • Sunset 6:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:55 PM–7:20 PM
  • Evening best color 6:59 PM
  • Fully dark 8:19 PM–5:15 AM
  • Moonset 11:39 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:49 PM–5:15 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Orionids Active, around 9 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:46 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NW to N, 14 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 6:00 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:42 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 Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:27 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

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