Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Monday, December 15, 2025

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 90 an hour

Best around 1:27 AM

Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

6:44 AM

6:44 AM

6:16 AM Blue hour
6:44 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

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

Moon

Waning crescent

15% lit

2:52 AM – 1:24 PM

ESE WSW
2:52 AM Moonrise
3:14 AM 4°
8:08 AM Highest, 37°
1:02 PM 4°
1:24 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:16 AM–6:44 AM
  • Sunrise 6:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:44 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Moonset 1:24 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:47 PM–4:27 PM
  • Evening best color 4:26 PM
  • Sunset 4:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:27 PM–4:55 PM
  • Fully dark 5:59 PM–5:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:59 PM–3:59 AM

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