Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Thursday, September 12, 2024

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:21 AM

6:21 AM

Clears the hills at 6:30 AM, 9 min after sunrise

5:55 AM Blue hour
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:51 PM

6:51 PM

Behind the hills at 6:34 PM, 17 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:51 PM Sunset
7:17 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-6

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:45 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 6:52 PM–6:53 PM, S about 12° up

Look
WSW
Crossing your sky
When
6:45 PM
Highest around 6:50 PM
Distance
326 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

66% lit

3:33 PM – 12:51 AM

SE SW
3:33 PM Moonrise
3:58 PM 4°
8:12 PM Highest, 26°
12:26 AM 4°
12:51 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:55 AM–6:21 AM
  • Sunrise 6:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:21 AM–6:55 AM
  • Morning best color 6:31 AM
  • Moonrise 3:33 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–6:51 PM
  • Evening best color 6:48 PM
  • Sunset 6:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:51 PM–7:17 PM
  • Fully dark 8:18 PM–4:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:58 AM–4:55 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:12 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:12 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:11 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Long shot, look WSW
Fri 6 Nov 2026 4:46 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-xxx Long shot, look WSW
Mon 9 Nov 2026 7:03 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.2% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 6:44 AM Partial solar eclipse 57% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 8:29 AM Total lunar eclipse 61% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.1% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 1:43 PM Partial solar eclipse 27.1% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:29 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Total lunar eclipse 57% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:49 AM Partial solar eclipse 84.7% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:04 PM Partial solar eclipse 89.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:25 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it