Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Sunday, December 12, 2027

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:42 AM

6:42 AM

6:13 AM Blue hour
6:42 AM Sunrise
7:21 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 3:28 PM in the ENE

3:28 PM – 6:55 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
3:28 PM Moonrise
3:51 PM 4°
11:11 PM Highest, 80°
6:31 AM 4°
6:55 AM Moonset

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

Rises
3:28 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
8:15 AM
Distance
228,727 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.

Sunset

4:26 PM

4:26 PM

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

3:46 PM Golden hour
4:26 PM Sunset
4:54 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 1:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:56 PM Dark enough
1:41 AM Best
5:13 AM Too light
Estimate
~24/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:49 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:13 AM–6:42 AM
  • Sunrise 6:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:42 AM–7:21 AM
  • Morning best color 6:51 AM
  • Moonrise 3:28 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:46 PM–4:26 PM
  • Evening best color 4:24 PM
  • Sunset 4:26 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:26 PM–4:54 PM
  • Fully dark 5:58 PM–5:11 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Geminids Around 31 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 5:56 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 42m of light · sunset 4:29 PM in the WSW Tue 21 Dec 2027 6:42 PM Ursids A few an hour
Tue 21 Dec 2027 5:59 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 Partial solar eclipse 0.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 11:49 AM Partial solar eclipse 84.7% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:04 PM Partial solar eclipse 89.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:25 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it