Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Saturday, December 14, 2024

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:44 AM

6:44 AM

6:15 AM Blue hour
6:44 AM Sunrise
7:23 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 3:41 PM in the NE

3:41 PM – 7:23 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
3:41 PM Moonrise
4:05 PM 4°
11:30 PM Highest, 82°
6:59 AM 4°
7:23 AM Moonset

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

Rises
3:41 PM in the NE
Exactly full
12:59 AM
Distance
230,196 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

4:27 PM

4:27 PM

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

3:47 PM Golden hour
4:27 PM Sunset
4:55 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 1:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:57 PM Dark enough
1:27 AM Best
5:14 AM Too light
Estimate
~21/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 km/s

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.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:14 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:15 AM–6:44 AM
  • Sunrise 6:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:44 AM–7:23 AM
  • Morning best color 6:53 AM
  • Moonrise 3:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:47 PM–4:27 PM
  • Evening best color 4:23 PM
  • Sunset 4:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:27 PM–4:55 PM
  • Fully dark 5:59 PM–5:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

International Space Station Modest pass, N to ENE, 20 deg up
Sat 31 Oct 2026 5:28 AM Halloween Halloween night in Las Vegas - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to NNE, 38 deg up
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:03 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:15 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:15 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Las Vegas - sunset at 4:44 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:44 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