Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
High 76°F, low 65°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
1%around 9 AM
Humidity
44%
Wind
5 mph
6:24 AM Blue hour
6:50 AM Sunrise
6:59 AM Best color
7:25 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 4 well-rated past sunrises at Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, 272 km away.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:15 AM

From 7:30 PM to 5:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NW to NNE

Rises 6:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:00 AM
until 6:04 AM
Visible for
3m 20s
Highest
16° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Good

6:00 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
5%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
27%
Wind
7 mph
5:25 PM Golden hour
5:53 PM Best color
6:00 PM Sunset
6:26 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

51% lit

2:06 PM – 12:03 AM

ESE WSW
2:06 PM Moonrise
2:28 PM 4°
7:04 PM Highest, 31°
11:40 PM 4°
12:03 AM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 68°F Overcast
100% 1% 44% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 75°F Clear sky
5% 0% 28% 3 mph
Evening 7 PM 75°F Clear sky
5% 0% 27% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 73°F Clear sky
5% 0% 29% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:24 AM–6:50 AM
  • Sunrise 6:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:50 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:59 AM
  • Moonrise 2:06 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:25 PM–6:00 PM
  • Evening best color 6:00 PM
  • Sunset 6:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:00 PM–6:26 PM
  • Fully dark 7:26 PM–5:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:06 AM–5:25 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:58 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:22 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:22 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:11 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 11:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:05 AM Leonids Around 12 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 4:46 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it