Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Wednesday, October 11, 2028

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

That morning

Sunrise

6:44 AM

6:44 AM

Clears the hills at 6:47 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:19 AM Blue hour
6:44 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:09 PM

6:09 PM

Behind the hills at 5:55 PM, 14 min before sunset

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

5:34 PM Golden hour
6:09 PM Sunset
6:35 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:24 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:39 PM Dark enough
12:22 AM Moonrise
4:24 AM Best
5:15 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
31% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Last quarter

47% lit

11:15 PM – 2:03 PM

ENE WNW
11:15 PM Moonrise
11:38 PM 4°
6:42 AM Highest, 76°
1:41 PM 4°
2:03 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:19 AM–6:44 AM
  • Sunrise 6:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:44 AM–7:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Moonset 2:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:34 PM–6:09 PM
  • Evening best color 6:06 PM
  • Sunset 6:09 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:09 PM–6:35 PM
  • Fully dark 7:34 PM–5:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:34 PM–12:24 AM

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