Honolulu, United States · Pacific/Honolulu
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
A good Moon night. The best window is 02:00–10:00; cloud cover looks cooperative.
Tonight's verdict
A good Moon night
Good
Best window 02:00–10:00 · 8 hrs · Good (65/100)
Look E · 47° above the horizon · 8 hrs
Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
40%
Next moonrise
Tomorrow 01:39
Next moonset
Today 13:52
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 08:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Waning Crescent · 40% lit
Altitude 74° · Azimuth 247° · 375,691 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 Honolulu.
Best viewing window
02:00–10:00
8 hrs · look E · 47° altitude · 23% mean cloud
Tue 3 Nov · local time in Honolulu
Viewing score
Cloud-weighted, per hour
Good
Mostly clear during the best window
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
02:00–10:00
8 hrs · look E · 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
Mostly clear
30%
Cloud cover · 29% 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 09:00 | 65 degrees | 76% | 24% | 38 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 10:00 | 52 degrees | 55% | 18% | 48 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 11:00 | 38 degrees | 97% | 12% | 26 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 12:00 | 24 degrees | 88% | 8% | 20 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 13:00 | 11 degrees | 96% | 6% | 7 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 14:00 | -2 degrees | 100% | 4% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 15:00 | -15 degrees | 89% | 3% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 16:00 | -27 degrees | 52% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 17:00 | -39 degrees | 16% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 18:00 | -49 degrees | 16% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Twilight |
| Mon 2 Nov 19:00 | -55 degrees | 15% | 1% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 20:00 | -57 degrees | 16% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 21:00 | -53 degrees | 13% | 4% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 22:00 | -44 degrees | 9% | 7% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 23:00 | -34 degrees | 11% | 8% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 00:00 | -22 degrees | 13% | 7% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 01:00 | -9 degrees | 18% | 6% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 02:00 | 4 degrees | 17% | 4% | 57 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 03:00 | 17 degrees | 13% | 3% | 69 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 04:00 | 31 degrees | 23% | 2% | 74 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 05:00 | 44 degrees | 27% | 2% | 82 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 06:00 | 58 degrees | 17% | 2% | 71 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 07:00 | 70 degrees | 17% | 2% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 08:00 | 77 degrees | 30% | 4% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 09:00 | 72 degrees | 41% | 8% | 55 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 77° around 08:00.
- Next moonrise: Tue 3 Nov at 01:39.
- Forecast cloud cover averages 23% during the best window, with a 3% 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 Honolulu
At 21.3° 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 Pacific/Honolulu, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates 21.31°, -157.86°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.
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Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to Honolulu
Sun
8
Nov
New Moon
21:02 local · Sun 8 Nov
New Moon occurs at 21:02 local time in Honolulu on 8 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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