Los Angeles, California, United States

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States
High 86°F, low 65°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
2%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
32%
Wind
6 mph
6:35 AM Blue hour
7:00 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Best color
7:34 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:15 AM

From 7:45 PM to 5:31 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

Modest pass, NW to N

Rises 6:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:00 AM
until 6:03 AM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
14° NNW
Ends
Sets N

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

Sunset

Good

6:14 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
42%
Wind
8 mph
5:40 PM Golden hour
6:08 PM Best color
6:14 PM Sunset
6:40 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

51% lit

2:12 PM – 12:21 AM

ESE WSW
2:12 PM Moonrise
2:35 PM 4°
7:17 PM Highest, 34°
11:59 PM 4°
12:21 AM 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 77°F Clear sky
2% 0% 32% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 86°F Clear sky
5% 0% 23% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 77°F Clear sky
0% 0% 42% 8 mph
Late Night 11 PM 73°F Clear sky
0% 0% 55% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:35 AM–7:00 AM
  • Sunrise 7:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:00 AM–7:34 AM
  • Morning best color 7:05 AM
  • Moonrise 2:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:40 PM–6:14 PM
  • Sunset 6:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:14 PM–6:40 PM
  • Evening best color 6:20 PM
  • Fully dark 7:38 PM–5:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:28 AM–5:38 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