Los Angeles, California, United States

Friday, May 5, 2028

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Los Angeles, California, United States

That morning

Sunrise

5:58 AM

5:58 AM

Clears the hills at 6:05 AM, 7 min after sunrise

5:31 AM Blue hour
5:58 AM Sunrise
6:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:40 PM

7:40 PM

Behind the hills at 7:21 PM, 19 min before sunset

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

7:05 PM Golden hour
7:40 PM Sunset
8:07 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:40 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:10 PM Dark enough
3:40 AM Best
4:28 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
15°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
12% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Event

Eid al-Adha

Islamic holiday

Eid al-Adha in Los Angeles - sunset at 7:40 PM

Evening from 7:40 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
7:40 PM
Sun toward WNW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
90% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
WNW, 5° up
at 7:10 PM

Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah, during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It remembers Ibrahim's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son at God's command. Families sacrifice a sheep, goat or other animal and share the meat with relatives, neighbors and the poor.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

88% lit

4:38 PM – 4:11 AM

ESE WSW
4:38 PM Moonrise
4:58 PM 4°
10:25 PM Highest, 47°
3:51 AM 4°
4:11 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:38 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:31 AM–5:58 AM
  • Sunrise 5:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:58 AM–6:33 AM
  • Morning best color 6:08 AM
  • Moonrise 4:38 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:05 PM–7:40 PM
  • Evening best color 7:25 PM
  • Sunset 7:40 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:40 PM–8:07 PM
  • Fully dark 9:14 PM–4:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:14 AM–4:23 AM

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