Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Thursday, April 22, 2027

TODAY
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 7 an hour

Best around 4:20 AM

Radiant climbs to
85°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
45% 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

5:58 AM

5:58 AM

5:31 AM Blue hour
5:58 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:20 PM

7:20 PM

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

6:45 PM Golden hour
7:20 PM Sunset
7:47 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

9:43 PM – 7:20 AM

SE SW
9:43 PM Moonrise
10:07 PM 4°
2:31 AM Highest, 28°
6:56 AM 4°
7:20 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 5:31 AM–5:58 AM
  • Sunrise 5:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:58 AM–6:32 AM
  • Morning best color 6:07 AM
  • Moonset 6:38 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:45 PM–7:20 PM
  • Evening best color 7:19 PM
  • Sunset 7:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:20 PM–7:47 PM
  • Fully dark 8:53 PM–4:23 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:53 PM–9:53 PM
  • Moonrise 9:44 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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 Milky Way Visible 9:52 PM to 3:34 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 9:52 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
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