Is tonight good for stargazing in Madrid?

Drop everything — go outside

Near-perfect conditions. Nights like this are rare.

Madrid

Tonight's score

9.1

out of 10

Sun ↓ 19:35Dark 21:05–06:5515% cloud, 21:05–06:55

Best 2 hours

10.022:00–00:00

Evening, 21–01

9.621:05–01:00

Best this week

8.3Fri, Oct 16

Parts of the night. The score above covers the whole dark window.

Moon

Waxing Crescent

26% lit

Moon doesn’t interfere — perfect darkness

Moon up: 13:28–22:12

Visible in daylight from 13:28 until sunset

Full moon: Oct 26

Right now at LEVS, 25 min ago

Clear · 0%

Airport weather report 9 km away. The score above is the forecast for tonight after dark.

Sky quality tonight

Best 2 hours: 22:00–00:00

This week’s nights

Europe/Madrid

How the score works

60% weight

Cloud cover

Averaged over the whole dark window, layer by layer. Low cloud blocks everything; thin high cirrus still lets bright stars through.

40% weight

Moon darkness

A new moon boosts the score. A bright Moon only costs points while it is actually above the horizon in the dark hours, and more the higher it stands.

Coming up in the sky

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