Los Angeles, California, United States

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States
High 105°F, low 75°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
2%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
28%
Wind
6 mph
6:24 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Sunrise
6:54 AM Best color
7:22 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

Bright pass, WNW to NE

Rose 6:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:02 AM
until 6:07 AM
Visible for
4m 50s
Highest
33° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Low

6:34 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
71%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
29%
Wind
3 mph
6:00 PM Golden hour
6:34 PM Sunset
6:39 PM Best color
6:59 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 7:57 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:57 PM to 9:27 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 20° above it
Highest at
7:57 PM
Sky fully dark
7:57 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

47% lit

11:11 PM – 2:26 PM

ENE WNW
11:11 PM Moonrise
11:34 PM 4°
6:51 AM Highest, 83°
2:04 PM 4°
2:26 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 90°F Clear sky
2% dry 28% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 105°F Clear sky
0% dry 17% 2 mph
Evening 7 PM 87°F Partly cloudy
71% dry 29% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:24 AM–6:49 AM
  • Sunrise 6:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:49 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Moonset 2:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:00 PM–6:34 PM
  • Sunset 6:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:34 PM–6:59 PM
  • Evening best color 6:39 PM
  • Fully dark 7:57 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:57 PM–12:27 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

International Space Station Bright pass, NNE to NE, 30 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:12 AM 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 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