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Los Angeles, CA, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 4.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 17, 2025 at 11:45:33 am
Sunrise Today: 6:52 am 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 4:46 pm 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 4:58 am 120° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:49 pm 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 53 minutes (-13s)
Location of Los AngelesLocation

Today's Sun Position in Los Angeles

Time:11:45 am
Altitude:32.6°
Direction:179° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 53m 26s (Dec 17, 2025)

13 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 16, 2025)

22 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

4 hours, 32 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Los Angeles Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:23 am
Astro. Twilight5:23 am – 5:53 am
Nautical Twilight5:53 am – 6:24 am
Civil Twilight6:24 am – 6:52 am
Daylight6:52 am – 4:46 pm
Civil Twilight4:46 pm – 5:13 pm
Nautical Twilight5:13 pm – 5:45 pm
Astro. Twilight5:45 pm – 6:15 pm
Night6:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Los Angeles - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 176:52 am4:46 pm9:53:26−0:1311:49 am (32.6°)91.477
Dec 186:53 am4:46 pm9:53:16−0:1011:49 am (32.6°)91.469
Dec 196:53 am4:46 pm9:53:09−0:0711:50 am (32.5°)91.462
Dec 206:54 am4:47 pm9:53:05−0:0311:50 am (32.5°)91.455
Dec 216:54 am4:47 pm9:53:04< 1s11:51 am (32.5°)91.449
Dec 226:55 am4:48 pm9:53:06+0:0211:51 am (32.5°)91.443
Dec 236:55 am4:48 pm9:53:12+0:0511:52 am (32.6°)91.437
* All times are local time for Los Angeles. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Los Angeles is at 7:03 am on Sunday, December 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 32 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Los Angeles

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Los Angeles - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 174:58 am2:49 pm-9:56 am(30.1°)252,4165.0%
Dec 185:56 am3:32 pm-10:45 am(27.9°)251,9231.7%
Dec 196:52 am4:21 pm-11:37 am(27.0°)251,0020.2%
Dec 207:44 am5:17 pm-12:29 pm(27.5°)249,7190.7%
Dec 218:29 am6:16 pm-1:21 pm(29.4°)248,1243.2%
Dec 229:09 am7:18 pm-2:11 pm(32.7°)246,2357.7%
Dec 239:43 am8:21 pm-2:59 pm(37.2°)244,06414.0%
* All times are local time for Los Angeles. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Los Angeles This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Dec 17, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:24 amWed 3:35 pmWed 10:30 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:32 amWed 4:24 pmWed 11:28 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 7:22 amWed 5:06 pmWed 12:14 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterWed 6:39 pmThu 8:47 amThu 1:43 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 12:01 pmWed 11:43 pmWed 5:52 pmGreat visibility
UranusWed 2:51 pmThu 4:46 amWed 9:49 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 12:07 pmThu 12:02 amWed 6:05 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Los Angeles.

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