Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Thursday, May 4, 2028

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:01 PM Dark enough
3:16 AM Best
3:24 AM Moonset
4:12 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
11°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

5:43 AM

5:43 AM

5:15 AM Blue hour
5:43 AM Sunrise
6:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:31 PM

7:31 PM

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

6:55 PM Golden hour
7:31 PM Sunset
7:58 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

79% lit

3:16 PM – 3:24 AM

E W
3:16 PM Moonrise
3:36 PM 4°
9:22 PM Highest, 51°
3:05 AM 4°
3:24 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:55 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:15 AM–5:43 AM
  • Sunrise 5:43 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:43 AM–6:19 AM
  • Morning best color 5:53 AM
  • Moonrise 3:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:55 PM–7:31 PM
  • Evening best color 7:28 PM
  • Sunset 7:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:31 PM–7:58 PM
  • Fully dark 9:08 PM–4:04 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:28 AM–4:04 AM

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