Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Monday, October 19, 2026

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
High 80°F, low 70°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
5%around 9 AM
Rain chance
1%around 9 AM
Humidity
33%
Wind
2 mph
6:25 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Best color
7:26 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 15 an hour

Best around 4:59 AM

From 7:29 PM to 5:22 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, N to NNE

Rises 5:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
N
Rising, then up to N
When
5:15 AM
until 5:17 AM
Visible for
1m 40s
Highest
19° N
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

Good

5:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
1%around 7 PM
Humidity
25%
Wind
3 mph
5:24 PM Golden hour
5:52 PM Best color
5:59 PM Sunset
6:25 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

61% lit

2:38 PM – 1:04 AM

ESE WSW
2:38 PM Moonrise
3:00 PM 4°
7:51 PM Highest, 36°
12:42 AM 4°
1:04 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 72°F Clear sky
5% 1% 33% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 79°F Clear sky
5% 1% 28% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 81°F Clear sky
0% 1% 25% 3 mph
Late Night 11 PM 77°F Clear sky
5% 1% 26% 8 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:03 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:25 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:26 AM
  • Morning best color 7:00 AM
  • Moonrise 2:38 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:24 PM–5:59 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Sunset 5:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:59 PM–6:25 PM
  • Fully dark 7:25 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:05 AM–5:26 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