What Time Does the Moon Rise Tonight in Los Angeles?
Tonight in Los Angeles (Wednesday 4 November) the Moon rises at 2:47 AM in the east, climbs to 52° in the south at 8:53 AM and sets at 2:51 PM in the west, local time. It is a waning crescent, 20% lit. The best time to look is 5:49 AM, when it is 34° up in the east-south-east in a dark sky.
Updated · times are local to each place
The Moon over Los Angeles tonight
The next 7 nights in Los Angeleslocal time
- Tonight2:47 AM Thu2:51 PM Thu16% lit
- Thu 53:48 AM Fri3:18 PM Fri9% lit
- Fri 64:50 AM Sat3:47 PM Sat4% lit
- Sat 75:51 AM Sun4:19 PM Sun1% lit
- Sun 86:53 AM Mon4:55 PM Mon0% litNew Moon
- Mon 97:53 AM Tue5:37 PM Tue1% lit
- Tue 108:50 AM Wed6:24 PM Wed4% lit
Tonight's Moon at a glance
as of 19:35 UTCMoonrise tonight in cities near Los Angeles
Local time in each city, for the night that is coming or under way there. A day name marks a time after midnight. Each bar runs from noon to noon: the dark part is night, the gold part is when the Moon is above the horizon.
| City | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix570 km away. Up 3:21 AM to dawn, rises E | 3:21 AM Thu | 3:26 PM Thu |
| Vancouver1,740 km away. Up 3:11 AM to dawn, rises E | 3:11 AM Thu | 3:01 PM Thu |
| Houston2,210 km away. Up 3:11 AM to dawn, rises E | 3:11 AM Thu | 3:19 PM Thu |
| Mexico City2,490 km away. Up 3:26 AM to dawn, rises E | 3:26 AM Thu | 3:39 PM Thu |
| Chicago2,800 km away. Up 2:40 AM to dawn, rises E | 2:40 AM Thu | 2:42 PM Thu |
| Toronto3,490 km away. Up 3:06 AM to dawn, rises E | 3:06 AM Thu | 3:08 PM Thu |
All 47 cities: moonrise tonight around the world.
Moon phases and the next full Moons
- New Moon
- First quarter
- Full Moon
- Last quarter
The next 12 full Moonswith their traditional names (Los Angeles time)
The next lunar eclipse is a penumbral eclipse on 20 February 2027.
How to see the Moon tonight in Los Angeles
- 1
Check the time and direction
Use the panel at the top of this page, or the city table, for tonight's moonrise, the direction it rises in and the best time to look. In Los Angeles tonight the Moon rises at 2:47 AM in the east.
- 2
Face the right way
The Moon rises in the eastern half of the sky and sets in the western half, but the exact point moves through the month. Near full Moon in winter it rises north of east and climbs high; in summer it rises south of east and stays low. In the southern hemisphere it is the other way round.
- 3
Find a clear, low horizon
Haze and buildings near the horizon often hide the Moon for the first few minutes after moonrise, so a high or open spot helps. A waning crescent rises around midnight and is highest around dawn.
- 4
Clouds? Watch it live
If clouds hide it, you can still watch the Moon live on our 3D Moon globe, with tonight's phase, the lunar orbiters and the landing sites.
Why does moonrise move later each night?
The Moon moves about 13° along its orbit every day, so Earth has to turn a little further each night to bring it back over the horizon. On average moonrise comes about 50 minutes later each night. This week in Los Angeles it comes up between 57 and 62 minutes later each night.
More in tonight's sky
Moonrise questions
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