Los Angeles, California, United States

Thursday, August 12, 2027

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Meteor shower

Perseids

Best around 3:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:13 PM Dark enough
2:44 AM Moonset
3:43 AM Best
4:43 AM Too light
Estimate
~75/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
52°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 km/s

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:12 AM

6:12 AM

5:45 AM Blue hour
6:12 AM Sunrise
6:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:43 PM

7:43 PM

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

7:09 PM Golden hour
7:43 PM Sunset
8:10 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

83% lit

5:02 PM – 2:44 AM

SE SW
5:02 PM Moonrise
5:26 PM 4°
9:53 PM Highest, 30°
2:20 AM 4°
2:44 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:49 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:45 AM–6:12 AM
  • Sunrise 6:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:12 AM–6:46 AM
  • Morning best color 6:21 AM
  • Moonrise 5:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:09 PM–7:43 PM
  • Sunset 7:43 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:43 PM–8:10 PM
  • Evening best color 7:47 PM
  • Fully dark 9:15 PM–4:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:45 AM–4:41 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Los Angeles, California, United States

Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:24 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:24 PM Milky Way Visible 8:56 PM to 12:06 AM with no moon, 26° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 8:56 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 4:50 AM Mon 30 Aug 2027 10:39 AM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:44 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:44 PM Milky Way Visible 8:15 PM to 10:15 PM with no moon, 23° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Tue 21 Sep 2027 8:15 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:50 PM Wed 22 Sep 2027 11:01 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 Partial solar eclipse 1.3% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 79.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:08 PM Partial solar eclipse 79.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:21 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it