Los Angeles, California, United States

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States
High 104°F, low 64°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
49%
Wind
4 mph
6:23 AM Blue hour
6:48 AM Sunrise
6:53 AM Best color
7:21 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 8 camera photos of past sunrises at Newport Beach, California, United States, 56 km away.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, SW to ENE

Rose 5:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SSW
When
5:26 AM
until 5:29 AM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
84° SSW
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Low

6:35 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
7%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
43%
Wind
5 mph
6:02 PM Golden hour
6:35 PM Sunset
6:40 PM Best color
7:00 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 10 camera photos of past sunsets at Newport Beach, California, United States, 56 km away.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 7:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:59 PM to 9:39 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 20° above it
Highest at
7:59 PM
Sky fully dark
7:59 PM to 5:26 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

Last quarter

59% lit

10:06 PM – 1:31 PM

ENE WNW
10:06 PM Moonrise
10:29 PM 4°
5:48 AM Highest, 84°
1:08 PM 4°
1:31 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 80°F Clear sky
0% dry 49% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 104°F Clear sky
0% dry 16% 4 mph
Evening 7 PM 86°F Clear sky
7% dry 43% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:48 AM
  • Sunrise 6:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:48 AM–7:21 AM
  • Morning best color 6:53 AM
  • Moonset 1:31 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:02 PM–6:35 PM
  • Sunset 6:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:35 PM–7:00 PM
  • Evening best color 6:40 PM
  • Fully dark 7:59 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:59 PM–11:19 PM
  • Moonrise 11:11 PM

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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it