Los Angeles, California, United States

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States
High 94°F, low 66°F.

Meteor shower

Draconids

A few an hour

Best around 7:57 PM

The night7:57 PM – 5:23 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
55°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
20 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
5%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
67%
Wind
1 mph
6:27 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Best color
7:26 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, NW to ENE

Rose 5:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to N
When
5:58 AM
until 6:03 AM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
22° N
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Fair

6:27 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
9%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
5:54 PM Golden hour
6:27 PM Sunset
6:32 PM Best color
6:52 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.

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

4:52 AM – 5:21 PM

E W
4:52 AM Moonrise
5:12 AM 4°
11:09 AM Highest, 57°
5:02 PM 4°
5:21 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 77°F Clear sky
5% dry 67% 1 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 91°F Clear sky
0% dry 42% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 73°F Clear sky
9% dry 76% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 69°F Partly cloudy
60% dry 92% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:27 AM–6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:26 AM
  • Morning best color 6:57 AM
  • Moonset 5:21 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:54 PM–6:27 PM
  • Sunset 6:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:27 PM–6:52 PM
  • Evening best color 6:32 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:50 PM–5:30 AM

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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
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