Los Angeles, California, United States

Saturday, October 20, 2029

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:42 PM Dark enough
4:42 AM Best
5:33 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
43% lost
Speed
66 km/s

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

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:02 AM

7:02 AM

Clears the hills at 7:05 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:02 AM Sunrise
7:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:12 PM

6:12 PM

Behind the hills at 6:07 PM, 5 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

5:38 PM Golden hour
6:12 PM Sunset
6:37 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

5:07 PM – 6:28 AM

E WNW
5:07 PM Moonrise
5:26 PM 4°
11:45 PM Highest, 67°
6:08 AM 4°
6:28 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:02 AM
  • Sunrise 7:02 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:02 AM–7:36 AM
  • Morning best color 7:13 AM
  • Moonrise 5:08 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:38 PM–6:12 PM
  • Evening best color 5:57 PM
  • Sunset 6:12 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:12 PM–6:37 PM
  • Fully dark 7:36 PM–5:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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