PLANETVenusbest ~8:44 PM
LookW sky
Height17° up
Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · USA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Los Angeles
Tonight over Los Angeles: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (81% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · LOS ANGELESAs of Jul 24, 2026, 1:24 PM
Sunset8:04 PM
Dark by9:04 PM
Sunrise6:04 AM
Moon81% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Los Angeles (34.1°, -118.2°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Los Angeles
6 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Los Angeles right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
DELTA AQUARIIDS METEORSmeteor showers →
The Delta Aquariids are active (peaks in 5d); the radiant climbs to about 40° over Los Angeles — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
PERSEIDS METEORSmeteor showers →
The Perseids are active (peaks in 18d); the radiant climbs to about 51° over Los Angeles — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 2.4° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 18 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Great Hercules Cluster (M13) rides about 88° up in the northern sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Los Angeles.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Los Angeles runs roughly 7:25 PM–8:17 PM, with true dark from about 9:38 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Venus, Saturn are above the horizon over Los Angeles tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~3:24 AM
LookSE sky
Height46° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated81% · waxing
Moonrise4:39 PM
Moonset2:19 AM
A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Los Angeles tonight: Kp is 1.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp1.0
Kp needed here9+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Los Angeles's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Los Angeles. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot — tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.
SKY OVER YOU · TONIGHT
What can you see in your sky tonight?
We can work out the next passes of the Space Station, a fresh Starlink “train” and other bright satellites over your exact spot — plus which naked-eye planets are out tonight and where to look. Your location is used only in your browser to do the maths and is never sent anywhere.
Los Angeles right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over Los AngelesEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over Los AngelesOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Los Angelestells you whether it's worth heading out.
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The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.