Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Saturday, January 2, 2027

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Saturday 2 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 34 an hour

Best around 5:55 AM

Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:37 PM

4:37 PM

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

3:57 PM Golden hour
4:37 PM Sunset
5:05 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

21% lit

2:31 AM – 12:36 PM

ESE WSW
2:31 AM Moonrise
2:53 AM 4°
7:33 AM Highest, 33°
12:14 PM 4°
12:36 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:31 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Moonset 12:36 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:57 PM–4:37 PM
  • Evening best color 4:36 PM
  • Sunset 4:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:37 PM–5:05 PM
  • Fully dark 6:09 PM–5:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:09 PM–3:39 AM
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