Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Tuesday 21 April 2026

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 18 an hour

Best around 4:37 AM

Radiant climbs to
87°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

5:58 AM

5:58 AM

5:32 AM Blue hour
5:58 AM Sunrise
6:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:19 PM

7:19 PM

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

6:44 PM Golden hour
7:19 PM Sunset
7:46 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 12:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
12:52 AM to 4:24 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
4:22 AM
Sky fully dark
8:52 PM to 4:24 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waxing crescent

25% lit

9:07 AM – 12:47 AM

ENE WNW
9:07 AM Moonrise
9:31 AM 4°
4:58 PM Highest, 82°
12:23 AM 4°
12:47 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 5:32 AM–5:58 AM
  • Sunrise 5:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:58 AM–6:33 AM
  • Morning best color 6:08 AM
  • Moonrise 9:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:44 PM–7:19 PM
  • Evening best color 7:19 PM
  • Sunset 7:19 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:19 PM–7:46 PM
  • Fully dark 8:52 PM–4:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:52 AM–4:24 AM
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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
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