Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-46

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 7:58 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 8:02 PM–8:06 PM, SW about 7° up

Look
WSW
Crossing your sky
When
7:58 PM
Highest around 8:07 PM
Distance
326 mi
Climbs to
19°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Landing
Sea - Of Course I Still Love You
Too far downrange to see

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

That morning

Sunrise

5:27 AM

5:27 AM

4:57 AM Blue hour
5:27 AM Sunrise
6:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:01 PM

8:01 PM

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

7:23 PM Golden hour
8:01 PM Sunset
8:32 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

9:36 PM – 7:47 AM

ESE WSW
9:36 PM Moonrise
9:58 PM 4°
2:41 AM Highest, 33°
7:25 AM 4°
7:47 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 4:57 AM–5:27 AM
  • Sunrise 5:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:27 AM–6:05 AM
  • Morning best color 5:36 AM
  • Moonset 6:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:23 PM–8:01 PM
  • Evening best color 8:00 PM
  • Sunset 8:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:01 PM–8:32 PM
  • Moonrise 9:36 PM
  • Fully dark 9:51 PM–3:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Thu 22 Oct 2026 6:21 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:22 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:22 PM Halloween Halloween night in Las Vegas - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:11 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 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