Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Saturday, October 20, 2029

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:27 PM Dark enough
4:27 AM Best
5:23 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
43% 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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:52 AM

6:52 AM

6:26 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Sunrise
7:27 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:57 PM

5:57 PM

Behind the hills at 5:43 PM, 14 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

5:22 PM Golden hour
5:57 PM Sunset
6:23 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

4:52 PM – 6:18 AM

E WNW
4:52 PM Moonrise
5:12 PM 4°
11:33 PM Highest, 65°
5:57 AM 4°
6:18 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:21 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:26 AM–6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:27 AM
  • Morning best color 7:02 AM
  • Moonrise 4:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:22 PM–5:57 PM
  • Evening best color 5:54 PM
  • Sunset 5:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:57 PM–6:23 PM
  • Fully dark 7:23 PM–5:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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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

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