Sun & moon times today, Los Angeles, California, USA

Moon: 99.8%

Current Time:	Dec 8, 2022 at 3:12:32 am
Sunrise Today:	6:46 am↑ 117° Southeast
Sunset Today:	4:43 pm↑ 243° Southwest
Moonrise Today:	5:06 pm↑ 57° Northeast
Moonset Today:	7:24 am↑ 302° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	9 hours, 57 minutes (-40s)

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Time:	3:12 am
Altitude:	-43.5°
Direction:	90° E
Phase:	Night

Day length today: 9h 57m 25s (Dec 8, 2022)

40 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 7, 2022)

4 minutes, 20 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2021)

4 hours, 28 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2022)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:17 am
Astro. Twilight	5:17 am – 5:47 am
Nautical Twilight	5:47 am – 6:18 am
Civil Twilight	6:18 am – 6:46 am
Daylight	6:46 am – 4:43 pm
Civil Twilight	4:43 pm – 5:11 pm
Nautical Twilight	5:11 pm – 5:42 pm
Astro. Twilight	5:42 pm – 6:12 pm
Night	6:12 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Los Angeles - Next 7 Days

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2022	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Dec 8	6:46 am	4:43 pm	9:57:25	−0:40	11:45 am (33.2°)	91.564
Dec 9	6:46 am	4:43 pm	9:56:47	−0:37	11:45 am (33.1°)	91.552
Dec 10	6:47 am	4:43 pm	9:56:12	−0:34	11:45 am (33.0°)	91.541
Dec 11	6:48 am	4:44 pm	9:55:40	−0:32	11:46 am (32.9°)	91.530
Dec 12	6:49 am	4:44 pm	9:55:11	−0:29	11:46 am (32.9°)	91.520
Dec 13	6:49 am	4:44 pm	9:54:44	−0:26	11:47 am (32.8°)	91.510
Dec 14	6:50 am	4:44 pm	9:54:21	−0:23	11:47 am (32.7°)	91.501
* All times are local time for Los Angeles. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2022

March equinox	Mar 20	8:33 am
June solstice	Jun 21	2:14 am
September equinox	Sep 22	6:04 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	1:48 pm
* All times are local Los Angeles time.

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Percent Illuminated:

99.8%

Time:	3:12 am
Altitude:	47.0°
Direction:	273° W
Position:	Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)

Year 2022 Moon Phases

Moon in Los Angeles - Next 7 days

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2022	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Dec 8	-	7:24 am	5:06 pm	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Dec 9	-	8:20 am	5:57 pm	12:42 am	(83.1°)	250,388	98.6%
Dec 10	-	9:10 am	6:51 pm	1:34 am	(83.1°)	251,477	95.4%
Dec 11	-	9:53 am	7:48 pm	2:25 am	(81.8°)	252,095	90.4%
Dec 12	-	10:31 am	8:47 pm	3:13 am	(79.2°)	252,134	84.0%
Dec 13	-	11:04 am	9:45 pm	3:59 am	(75.5°)	251,494	76.3%
Dec 14	-	11:33 am	10:42 pm	4:43 am	(71.0°)	250,110	67.6%
* 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, Thu, Dec 8, 2022
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Thu 8:07 am	Thu 5:43 pm	Thu 12:55 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Thu 7:42 am	Thu 5:28 pm	Thu 12:35 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Wed 4:28 pm	Thu 6:58 am	Wed 11:43 pm	Perfect visibility
Jupiter	Thu 12:43 pm	Fri 12:38 am	Thu 6:40 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Thu 10:57 am	Thu 9:32 pm	Thu 4:14 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Thu 2:47 pm	Fri 4:21 am	Thu 9:34 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Thu 12:25 pm	Fri 12:07 am	Thu 6:16 pm	Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Los Angeles.

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