Los Angeles, California, United States

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:11 PM

6:11 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:37 PM Golden hour
6:11 PM Sunset
6:37 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 14 an hour

Best around 5:11 AM

From 7:41 PM to 5:34 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSW to SE

Rises 7:19 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
7:19 PM
until 7:22 PM
Visible for
3m 0s
Highest
30° SE
Ends
Fades at 29°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

79% lit

3:44 PM – 3:22 AM

ESE W
3:44 PM Moonrise
4:03 PM 4°
9:32 PM Highest, 48°
3:02 AM 4°
3:22 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:21 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:03 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:37 AM
  • Morning best color 7:08 AM
  • Moonrise 3:44 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:37 PM–6:11 PM
  • Sunset 6:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:11 PM–6:37 PM
  • Evening best color 6:16 PM
  • Fully dark 7:35 PM–5:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:25 AM–5:40 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

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 Leonids Around 12 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 4:48 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