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Is the Sunset Worth It in Las Vegas, NV?

Red Rock Canyon and Spring Mountains leeward wave clouds create fiery desert twilight when western Mojave horizons remain clear.

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Marginal50/ 100 SYNC SCORE
This Evening · Tue, Nov 10
Local Shoot (< 20m) · Bald Sky · Golden Light

Nearly cloudless — clear but flat.

Anti-Solar Backglow (Good): Favorable light path looking 69° ENE opposite the sunset.
4:35psunset
3:59pgolden hour starts
4:52pgolden hour ends
5%cloud cover
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This Evening

Sunset Outlook

50Marginal
Local Shoot (< 20m) · Bald Sky · Golden Light

Nearly cloudless — clear but flat.

4:35p
sunset
3:59p
golden hour starts
4:52p
golden hour ends
5%
cloud cover
Tomorrow Morning

Sunrise Outlook

25Poor
Local Shoot (< 20m) · Bald Sky · Golden Light

Nearly cloudless — clear but flat.

6:13a
sunrise
5:56a
golden hour starts
6:50a
golden hour ends
0%
cloud cover
Tonight

Milky Way Outlook

15Poor
Clear skies

Clear skies and dark moon-free windows — optimal for galactic core shooting.

New Moon
moon phase
1%
illumination
6:04p–6:19p
core visible

Atmospheric & Horizon Profile · Las Vegas, NV

Red Rock Canyon and Spring Mountains leeward wave clouds create fiery desert twilight when western Mojave horizons remain clear.

COORDINATES
36.1699° N, 115.1398° W
ELEVATION
2,001 ft (610 m)
TIMEZONE
America/Los_Angeles
CATEGORY
Major Metro
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