Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 34 an hour

Best around 1:55 AM

Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
52% 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

6:40 AM

6:40 AM

6:11 AM Blue hour
6:40 AM Sunrise
7:19 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

71% lit

9:52 PM – 11:23 AM

ENE W
9:52 PM Moonrise
10:13 PM 4°
4:41 AM Highest, 65°
11:03 AM 4°
11:23 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 6:11 AM–6:40 AM
  • Sunrise 6:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:40 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:50 AM
  • Moonset 10:55 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–5:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:57 PM–9:57 PM
  • Moonrise 9:53 PM

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