StarsOut
Should you go outside tonight?
Good night ahead
Mostly clear. Worth setting up.
Queenstown
7.3
out of 10
Peak 2h
9.718:00–20:00
Prime 21–01
7.021:00–01:00
Best this week
7.9Tue, Jul 21
Moon
Waxing Crescent
5% lit
Moon doesn’t interfere — perfect darkness
🔭 Moon up: 10:00–20:53
Full moon: Jul 29
Sky now
Clear · 0%
Measured at NZQN · 6km away · 31min ago
Sun ↓ 17:24·Dark from 18:24·87% clouds
Alert me on good nightsSky quality tonight
Best: 18:00–20:00This 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.