Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Sunday, December 7, 2025

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 15 an hour

Best around 1:55 AM

Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
67% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

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

That morning

Sunrise

6:38 AM

6:38 AM

6:10 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:25 PM

4:25 PM

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

3:46 PM Golden hour
4:25 PM Sunset
4:54 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

88% lit

7:32 PM – 10:22 AM

ENE WNW
7:32 PM Moonrise
7:55 PM 4°
3:01 AM Highest, 76°
10:00 AM 4°
10:22 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 6:10 AM–6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:38 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 6:48 AM
  • Moonset 9:41 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:46 PM–4:25 PM
  • Evening best color 4:25 PM
  • Sunset 4:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:25 PM–4:54 PM
  • Fully dark 5:57 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:57 PM–7:37 PM
  • Moonrise 7:32 PM

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