Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

TODAY
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:18 AM

Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
36% lost
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

6:00 AM

6:00 AM

5:33 AM Blue hour
6:00 AM Sunrise
6:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:18 PM

7:18 PM

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

6:43 PM Golden hour
7:18 PM Sunset
7:45 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Pink Moon

Rises 7:33 PM in the ESE

7:33 PM – 6:02 AM

ESE WSW
7:33 PM Moonrise
7:55 PM 4°
12:47 AM Highest, 36°
5:40 AM 4°
6:02 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:33 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
3:24 PM
Distance
238,165 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:30 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:33 AM–6:00 AM
  • Sunrise 6:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:00 AM–6:35 AM
  • Morning best color 6:10 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:43 PM–7:18 PM
  • Evening best color 7:17 PM
  • Sunset 7:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:18 PM–7:45 PM
  • Moonrise 7:33 PM
  • Fully dark 8:50 PM–4:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Lyrids Around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:19 AM Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 4:00 AM Wed 5 May 2027 4:06 AM Milky Way Visible 11:42 PM to 4:00 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 11:42 PM Flower Moon Rises 7:30 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:30 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:50 PM to 3:30 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 12:47 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 8:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.2% of the Sun covered
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
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM

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