Los Angeles, California, United States

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States
High 102°F, low 72°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
37%
Wind
5 mph
6:26 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
6:56 AM Best color
7:24 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

Modest pass, NE to NE

Rose 4:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NE
Rising, then up to NE
When
4:46 AM
until 4:47 AM
Visible for
0m 50s
Highest
16° NE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NW to NE

Rose 6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to N
When
6:19 AM
until 6:24 AM
Visible for
4m 50s
Highest
21° N
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Low

6:30 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
42%
Wind
3 mph
5:56 PM Golden hour
6:30 PM Sunset
6:35 PM Best color
6:55 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 7:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:53 PM to 9:23 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 19° above it
Highest at
7:53 PM
Sky fully dark
7:53 PM to 5:29 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

Waning crescent

17% lit

2:41 AM – 4:24 PM

ENE WNW
2:41 AM Moonrise
3:01 AM 4°
9:36 AM Highest, 70°
4:04 PM 4°
4:24 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 86°F Clear sky
0% dry 37% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 102°F Clear sky
4% dry 22% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 85°F Clear sky
0% dry 42% 3 mph
Late Night 11 PM 79°F Clear sky
0% dry 40% 1 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:41 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:26 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:56 AM
  • Moonset 4:24 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:56 PM–6:30 PM
  • Sunset 6:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:30 PM–6:55 PM
  • Evening best color 6:35 PM
  • Fully dark 7:53 PM–5:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:53 PM–3:53 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