Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Thursday, October 17, 2024

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:50 AM

6:50 AM

6:24 AM Blue hour
6:50 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:01 PM

6:01 PM

Behind the hills at 5:47 PM, 14 min before sunset

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

5:26 PM Golden hour
6:01 PM Sunset
6:27 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:31 PM Dark enough
4:31 AM Best
5:20 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
79% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Full moon

100% lit

6:09 PM – 8:20 AM

ENE WNW
6:09 PM Moonrise
6:29 PM 4°
1:10 AM Highest, 70°
7:58 AM 4°
8:20 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 6:24 AM–6:50 AM
  • Sunrise 6:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:50 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:59 AM
  • Moonset 7:03 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:26 PM–6:01 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Sunset 6:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:01 PM–6:27 PM
  • Moonrise 6:09 PM
  • Fully dark 7:26 PM–5:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Las Vegas - sunset at 4:43 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:43 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to E, 53 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:40 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:13 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:13 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Fair, space jellyfish SW
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:28 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:11 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