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7-Night Stargazing Forecast

Moon phase, visible planets, sky visibility, ISS passes, and meteor showers — night by night for the week ahead.

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Reading the forecast: moon phase and visible planets are exact. Sky visibility (cloud cover) gets less reliable the further out it looks — treat nights 5–7 as a rough guide, not a promise. Aurora isn't shown here since real forecasts only exist 30–90 minutes ahead; check the aurora card on Tonight's Sky for that.

Planning a night out under the stars

Which night this week is best for stargazing?

Each night gets a sky visibility score from 0 to 100: it starts with the forecast cloud cover between dusk and dawn (thin high cloud counts for less), then takes off points for a bright Moon in the sky and for very high humidity. Look for the nights marked Good or Excellent, ideally close to new moon. The best nights for each planet are listed under the week.

How far ahead can clear skies be forecast?

Cloud forecasts are fairly dependable for the next two or three nights and get rougher after that, so treat nights five to seven as a guide and check again nearer the time. The Moon's phase and where the planets will be are calculated exactly, however far ahead.

What's in the events calendar?

Lunar and solar eclipses, planets at opposition (closest and brightest), Mercury and Venus at their greatest distance from the Sun, close pairings with the Moon and evenings when several planets line up — each with the best time and direction to look from your location, and the cloud forecast once it's close enough.