Los Angeles, United States · America/Los_Angeles
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
A good Moon night. The best window is 02:00–11:00; cloud cover looks cooperative.
Tonight's verdict
A good Moon night
Good
Best window 02:00–11:00 · 9 hrs · Good (68/100)
Look E · 47° above the horizon · 9 hrs
Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
40%
Next moonrise
Tomorrow 00:40
Next moonset
Today 13:26
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 09:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Last Quarter · 40% lit
Altitude 47° · Azimuth 253° · 375,566 km
Northern-hemisphere orientation · NASA LRO surface
Tonight's outlook
The next 24 hours, without the guesswork
A deterministic viewing score, a recommended window, and the weather that could change the plan. All times are local to Los Angeles.
Best viewing window
02:00–11:00
9 hrs · look E · 47° altitude · 11% mean cloud
Tue 3 Nov · local time in Los Angeles
Viewing score
Cloud-weighted, per hour
Good
Mostly clear during the best window
Not a scientific measurement. The index favours a Moon that is easy to see, not necessarily the sharpest surface detail.
Best time to look
Best contiguous window in the next 24 hours
02:00–11:00
9 hrs · look E · 47° altitude
Starts Tue 3 Nov local time. The window is the longest qualifying run at or above 50/100, selected by mean score.
Weather snapshot
Hourly forecast for the selected location
Clear
4%
Cloud cover · 0% chance of precipitation
Moon altitude & cloud cover
Next 24 hours · local time · cloud bars rise from the horizon
Hover or focus an hour for details
Weather: Open-Meteo
| Local time | Moon altitude | Cloud cover | Precipitation chance | Score | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Nov 10:00 | 41 degrees | 2% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 11:00 | 29 degrees | 100% | 0% | 19 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 12:00 | 16 degrees | 100% | 0% | 10 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 13:00 | 5 degrees | 68% | 0% | 16 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 14:00 | -7 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 15:00 | -18 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 16:00 | -28 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 17:00 | -36 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 18:00 | -42 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 19:00 | -44 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 20:00 | -42 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 21:00 | -37 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 22:00 | -29 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 23:00 | -19 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 00:00 | -8 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 01:00 | 3 degrees | 100% | 0% | 20 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 02:00 | 15 degrees | 35% | 0% | 58 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 03:00 | 27 degrees | 0% | 0% | 82 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 04:00 | 38 degrees | 0% | 0% | 91 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 05:00 | 50 degrees | 0% | 0% | 91 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 06:00 | 59 degrees | 2% | 0% | 74 out of 100 | Twilight |
| Tue 3 Nov 07:00 | 65 degrees | 11% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 08:00 | 64 degrees | 29% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 09:00 | 57 degrees | 7% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 10:00 | 46 degrees | 18% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
Why this recommendation
- Last Quarter at 40% illumination. The terminator gives the strongest crater shadows for the next few nights.
- The Moon climbs to about 65° around 07:00.
- Next moonrise: Tue 3 Nov at 00:40.
- Forecast cloud cover averages 11% during the best window, with a 0% chance of precipitation.
Limitations & methodShowHide
- The viewing score is a convenience index, not a scientific measurement of sky quality.
- The Moon disc on this page is phase-correct but its orientation and surface detail are schematic; libration and parallactic angle are not modelled.
Local context
Moonwatching from Los Angeles
At 34.1° N, the Moon follows a relatively high arc. The disc is shown in northern-hemisphere orientation with a NASA LRO surface.
All times on this page use the IANA time zone America/Los_Angeles, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates 34.05°, -118.24°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.
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Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to Los Angeles
Sun
8
Nov
New Moon
23:02 local · Sun 8 Nov
New Moon occurs at 23:02 local time in Los Angeles on 8 November. The Moon passes near the Sun in the sky, so its Earth-facing side is unlit. Dark skies make this a good period for deep-sky observing.
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