StarsOutAlert me on good nights
Should you go outside tonight?
Probably not tonight
Too much cloud cover for a good session.
Aoraki
3.1
out of 10
Peak 2h
4.801:00–03:00
Prime 21–01
2.921:00–01:00
Best this week
5.5Fri, Sep 4
Moon
Waning Gibbous
91% lit
Very bright — stick to planets and the moon itself
🔭 Moon up: 20:28–08:06
Full moon: Sep 26
Sun ↓ 18:10·Dark from 19:10·99% clouds
🔭
Moon visible today
07:09 – 08:35 · 91% lit · great for telescope viewing
Sky quality tonight
Best: 01:00–03:00This week’s nights
Pacific/AucklandHow the score works
60% weight
Cloud cover
Layer-weighted across the best 2-hour window of the night. Low clouds block everything, thin high cirrus still lets bright stars through.
40% weight
Moon darkness
A new moon boosts the score. A full moon near midnight washes out all but the brightest stars. We ease the penalty after midnight when the moon is setting.