Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Monday, May 5, 2025

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Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:01 PM Dark enough
2:51 AM Moonset
3:16 AM Best
4:11 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
12°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

5:42 AM

5:42 AM

5:14 AM Blue hour
5:42 AM Sunrise
6:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:31 PM

7:31 PM

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

6:55 PM Golden hour
7:31 PM Sunset
7:59 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

62% lit

1:17 PM – 2:51 AM

ENE W
1:17 PM Moonrise
1:38 PM 4°
8:07 PM Highest, 66°
2:31 AM 4°
2:51 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:14 AM–5:42 AM
  • Sunrise 5:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:42 AM–6:18 AM
  • Morning best color 5:52 AM
  • Moonrise 1:18 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:55 PM–7:31 PM
  • Evening best color 7:29 PM
  • Sunset 7:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:31 PM–7:59 PM
  • Fully dark 9:09 PM–4:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:59 AM–4:03 AM

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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

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