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Tonight over Los Angeles · California, US · Thu 12 Nov

Go out at 18:02, look W: skies look clear.

The International Space Station rises out of the west, climbs halfway up (33°) and fades in the north about 5 minutes later. It looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly, with no flashing lights.

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The real sky over Los Angeles at 18:02, facing north-west. Gold dots are planets, white dots the brightest stars, and the blue dotted line is the Space Station’s path.
Moon
Waxing crescent, 13% lit. Rises 10:29 tomorrow. Sets 19:16. Full Moon Tue 24 Nov.
Planets
  • Saturn in the evening, from 17:21 until 02:21, 57° up in the south · in Cetus
  • Mars before dawn, best around 05:51, 70° up in the south · in Leo
  • Jupiter before dawn, best around 05:51, 69° up in the south · in Leo
  • Venus before dawn, best around 06:06, 22° up in the south-east · in Virgo
  • Mercury before dawn, best around 06:06, 12° up in the east · in Virgo
Space Station
  • 18:02 from the W, up to 33°, gone in the N by 18:06 · mag -2.6

Next: Fri 17:14 (61° NW); Sat 18:04 (14° NW)

Meteors
Leonids peak on the night of 17–18 Nov (in 5 nights), and a few are already about. Up to about 15 an hour under a perfectly dark sky, Moon 56% lit at the peak. TimeandDate gives the peak as 17–18 Nov; the American Meteor Society says 16–17 Nov.
Cloud

Taller bars mean more cloud. 2% at the time above. Clearest around 16:00 (0%).

Aurora
No aurora this far from the poles, except in the rarest storms.
Sun
Sunset 16:51 · properly dark 17:47 · first light 05:27 · sunrise 06:23