Los Angeles, California, United States

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States
High 93°F, low 69°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
96%around 9 AM
Rain chance
1%around 9 AM
Humidity
23%
Wind
4 mph
6:34 AM Blue hour
6:59 AM Sunrise
7:03 AM Best color
7:33 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
72°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NNE to NE

Rises 5:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
5:12 AM
until 5:14 AM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
31° NNE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Fair

6:16 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
70%around 7 PM
Rain chance
2%around 7 PM
Humidity
46%
Wind
4 mph
5:42 PM Golden hour
6:16 PM Sunset
6:21 PM Best color
6:41 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

First quarter

42% lit

1:34 PM – 11:22 PM

SE SW
1:34 PM Moonrise
1:57 PM 4°
6:28 PM Highest, 31°
10:59 PM 4°
11:22 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 81°F Overcast
96% 1% 23% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 93°F Clear sky
9% 1% 13% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 77°F Partly cloudy
70% 2% 46% 4 mph
Late Night 11 PM 70°F Mainly clear
48% 2% 66% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:34 AM–6:59 AM
  • Sunrise 6:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:59 AM–7:33 AM
  • Morning best color 7:04 AM
  • Moonrise 1:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:42 PM–6:16 PM
  • Sunset 6:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:16 PM–6:41 PM
  • Evening best color 6:21 PM
  • Fully dark 7:39 PM–5:37 AM
  • Moonset 11:22 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:29 PM–5:37 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:12 AM 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 12:27 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:21 AM 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