Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Friday, September 20, 2024

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:27 AM

6:27 AM

Clears the hills at 6:39 AM, 12 min after sunrise

6:01 AM Blue hour
6:27 AM Sunrise
7:01 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 9-17

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Crossing your sky
When
6:50 AM
Highest around 6:55 AM
Distance
326 mi
Climbs to
14°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

6:39 PM

6:39 PM

Behind the hills at 6:24 PM, 15 min before sunset

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

6:05 PM Golden hour
6:39 PM Sunset
7:05 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

90% lit

8:15 PM – 10:47 AM

ENE WNW
8:15 PM Moonrise
8:36 PM 4°
3:27 AM Highest, 74°
10:25 AM 4°
10:47 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 6:01 AM–6:27 AM
  • Sunrise 6:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:27 AM–7:01 AM
  • Morning best color 6:37 AM
  • Moonset 9:31 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:05 PM–6:39 PM
  • Evening best color 6:36 PM
  • Sunset 6:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:39 PM–7:05 PM
  • Fully dark 8:05 PM–5:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:05 PM–8:15 PM
  • Moonrise 8:15 PM

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 Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-xxx Long shot, look WSW
Sun 8 Nov 2026 7:17 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 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