Chicago, United States · America/Chicago
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
A workable Moon night. The best window is 05:00–06:00; cloud cover is likely to be the limiting factor.
Tonight's verdict
A workable Moon night
Fair
Best window 05:00–06:00 · 1 hr · Fair (57/100)
Look SE · 47° above the horizon · 1 hr
Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
40%
Next moonrise
Tomorrow 00:21
Next moonset
Today 13:34
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 12:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Waning Crescent · 40% lit
Altitude 13° · Azimuth 278° · 375,690 km
Northern-hemisphere orientation · NASA LRO surface
Tonight's outlook
The next 24 hours, without the guesswork
A deterministic viewing score, a recommended window, and the weather that could change the plan. All times are local to Chicago.
Best viewing window
05:00–06:00
1 hr · look SE · 47° altitude · 75% mean cloud
Tue 3 Nov · local time in Chicago
Viewing score
Cloud-weighted, per hour
Fair
Cloud likely to interfere
Not a scientific measurement. The index favours a Moon that is easy to see, not necessarily the sharpest surface detail.
Best time to look
Best contiguous window in the next 24 hours
05:00–06:00
1 hr · look SE · 47° altitude
Starts Tue 3 Nov local time. The window is the longest qualifying run at or above 50/100, selected by mean score.
Weather snapshot
Hourly forecast for the selected location
Overcast
100%
Cloud cover · 1% chance of precipitation
Moon altitude & cloud cover
Next 24 hours · local time · cloud bars rise from the horizon
Hover or focus an hour for details
Weather: Open-Meteo
| Local time | Moon altitude | Cloud cover | Precipitation chance | Score | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Nov 13:00 | 5 degrees | 100% | 2% | 2 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 14:00 | -4 degrees | 100% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 15:00 | -14 degrees | 100% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 16:00 | -23 degrees | 100% | 3% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 17:00 | -30 degrees | 100% | 3% | 0 out of 100 | Twilight |
| Mon 2 Nov 18:00 | -34 degrees | 100% | 3% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 19:00 | -35 degrees | 100% | 5% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 20:00 | -34 degrees | 100% | 4% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 21:00 | -29 degrees | 100% | 6% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 22:00 | -22 degrees | 100% | 5% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 23:00 | -14 degrees | 100% | 3% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 00:00 | -4 degrees | 100% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 01:00 | 6 degrees | 100% | 3% | 22 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 02:00 | 16 degrees | 100% | 4% | 30 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 03:00 | 27 degrees | 100% | 4% | 37 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 04:00 | 37 degrees | 100% | 6% | 45 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 05:00 | 47 degrees | 75% | 5% | 57 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 06:00 | 54 degrees | 98% | 5% | 30 out of 100 | Twilight |
| Tue 3 Nov 07:00 | 58 degrees | 100% | 5% | 30 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 08:00 | 56 degrees | 57% | 5% | 49 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 09:00 | 50 degrees | 100% | 5% | 30 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 10:00 | 42 degrees | 100% | 6% | 28 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 11:00 | 32 degrees | 100% | 6% | 21 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 12:00 | 21 degrees | 100% | 6% | 13 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 13:00 | 10 degrees | 100% | 10% | 5 out of 100 | Daylight |
Why this recommendation
- Waning Crescent at 40% illumination. The terminator gives the strongest crater shadows for the next few nights.
- The Moon climbs to about 58° around 07:00.
- Next moonrise: Tue 3 Nov at 00:21.
- Forecast cloud cover averages 75% during the best window, with a 5% chance of precipitation.
Limitations & methodShowHide
- The viewing score is a convenience index, not a scientific measurement of sky quality.
- The Moon disc on this page is phase-correct but its orientation and surface detail are schematic; libration and parallactic angle are not modelled.
Local context
Moonwatching from Chicago
At 41.9° N, the Moon follows a relatively high arc. The disc is shown in northern-hemisphere orientation with a NASA LRO surface.
All times on this page use the IANA time zone America/Chicago, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates 41.88°, -87.63°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.
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Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to Chicago
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9
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New Moon
01:02 local · Mon 9 Nov
New Moon occurs at 01:02 local time in Chicago on 9 November. The Moon passes near the Sun in the sky, so its Earth-facing side is unlit. Dark skies make this a good period for deep-sky observing.
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