Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Saturday, October 19, 2024

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

6:25 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:26 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:58 PM

5:58 PM

Behind the hills at 5:44 PM, 14 min before sunset

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

5:23 PM Golden hour
5:58 PM Sunset
6:24 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | OneWeb 20

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 10:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Crossing your sky
When
10:13 PM
Highest around 10:17 PM
Distance
326 mi
Climbs to
8°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Land - Landing Zone 4

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:28 PM Dark enough
4:28 AM Best
5:22 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
70% 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

Waning gibbous

92% lit

7:28 PM – 10:53 AM

ENE WNW
7:28 PM Moonrise
7:51 PM 4°
3:07 AM Highest, 80°
10:29 AM 4°
10:53 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 6:25 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:26 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Moonset 9:38 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:23 PM–5:58 PM
  • Evening best color 5:55 PM
  • Sunset 5:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:58 PM–6:24 PM
  • Fully dark 7:24 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:24 PM–7:34 PM
  • Moonrise 7:28 PM

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