StarsOutAlert me on good nights
Should you go outside tonight?
Probably not tonight
Too much cloud cover for a good session.
Bristol
3.9
out of 10
Peak 2h
7.603:00–05:00
Prime 21–01
3.721:00–01:00
Best this week
8.3Wed, Sep 2
Moon
Waning Gibbous
91% lit
Very bright — stick to planets and the moon itself
🔭 Moon up: 20:17–09:01
📍 SW · 30°
Full moon: Sep 26
Sky now
Mostly cloudy · 75%
Measured at EGGD · 12km away · 29min ago
Sun ↓ 20:01·Dark from 21:01·67% clouds
🔭
Moon visible today
06:21 – 08:35 · 91% lit · great for telescope viewing
Next great night
Wednesday — 8.3
✨ Great night tonight
Sky quality tonight
Best: 03:00–05:00This week’s nights
Europe/LondonHow 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.