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Night of 11 Nov in Los Angeles

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Suggested times are sampled estimates. Clear skies, darker surroundings and an open horizon help.

Find a constellation 88 constellations

Figures are ordered by how much is above your horizon at 02:28.

Recognition figures, rather than constellation boundaries. Figure data: d3-celestial · licence

Observing conditions Weather & moonlight

For 12 Nov around 02:28, Los Angeles.

Moonlight
9% lit · below the horizon
Weather
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Astronomical visibility describes positions; clouds can still hide the view. Forecast cloud cover is an estimate, not a guarantee.

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Local calendar dates in Los Angeles. A dash means no horizon crossing on that date.

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Moon at 02:289% litWaxing crescent

Planets in Los Angeles

12 Nov · rise, highest point and set
PlanetRise / highest / setLooking tonightExplore
Saturn
Rise14:55Highest20:59Set03:07

Look around 21:00 toward the south.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

UranusOptical aid
Rise17:30Highest00:36Set07:37

Look around 00:4012 Nov toward the south.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

NeptuneOptical aid
Rise14:32Highest20:32Set02:37

Look around 20:40 toward the south.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

Jupiter
Rise23:35Highest06:18Set12:58

Look around 05:5012 Nov toward the south.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

Mars
Rise23:28Highest06:14Set12:59

Look around 05:5012 Nov toward the south.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

Venus
Rise04:14Highest09:47Set15:19

Look around 05:5012 Nov toward the southeast.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

Mercury
Rise05:08Highest10:39Set16:09

Low or poorly placed after dusk.No suitable window in our estimate.

Times assume a level horizon. A rise time alone does not mean a planet can be seen.

Sun in Los Angeles

12 Nov
Length of day10h 28m
Sunrise
06:22
Solar noon
11:37
Sunset
16:51
Civil twilight ends
17:17
Nautical twilight ends
17:47
Astronomical darkness begins
18:17
Astronomical dawn
04:56

Twilight fades in stages as the Sun moves below the horizon. A dash means no crossing on this local date.

Moon in Los Angeles

At 02:28 · 12 Nov

Waxing crescent

9% illuminated

Moonrise · 12 Nov
09:42
Moonset · 12 Nov
19:16
Next full moon
24 Nov
Next new moon
8 Dec

Moonlight changes the experience of a dark sky. A crescent leaves more stars in view than a bright full moon.

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