Mexico City, Mexico · America/Mexico_City
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
A good Moon night. The best window is 02:00–13:00; cloud cover looks cooperative.
Tonight's verdict
A good Moon night
Good
Best window 02:00–13:00 · 11 hrs · Good (65/100)
Look E · 48° above the horizon · 11 hrs
Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
40%
Next moonrise
Tomorrow 01:36
Next moonset
Today 13:49
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 12:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Waning Crescent · 40% lit
Altitude 19° · Azimuth 279° · 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 Mexico City.
Best viewing window
02:00–13:00
11 hrs · look E · 48° altitude · 5% mean cloud
Tue 3 Nov · local time in Mexico City
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
02:00–13:00
11 hrs · look E · 48° 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
Partly cloudy
48%
Cloud cover · 0% 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 | 10 degrees | 0% | 0% | 50 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 14:00 | -3 degrees | 0% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 15:00 | -16 degrees | 3% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 16:00 | -28 degrees | 15% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 17:00 | -40 degrees | 95% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 18:00 | -50 degrees | 45% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 19:00 | -56 degrees | 0% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 20:00 | -58 degrees | 0% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 21:00 | -53 degrees | 0% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 22:00 | -44 degrees | 0% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 23:00 | -33 degrees | 0% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 00:00 | -21 degrees | 0% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 01:00 | -8 degrees | 0% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 02:00 | 5 degrees | 0% | 0% | 66 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 03:00 | 18 degrees | 0% | 0% | 76 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 04:00 | 32 degrees | 21% | 0% | 76 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 05:00 | 45 degrees | 20% | 0% | 86 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 06:00 | 59 degrees | 2% | 0% | 79 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 07:00 | 72 degrees | 2% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 08:00 | 80 degrees | 2% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 09:00 | 73 degrees | 0% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 10:00 | 61 degrees | 0% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 11:00 | 47 degrees | 0% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 12:00 | 33 degrees | 10% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 13:00 | 19 degrees | 20% | 0% | 48 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 80° around 08:00.
- Next moonrise: Tue 3 Nov at 01:36.
- Forecast cloud cover averages 5% during the best window, with a 0% 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 Mexico City
At 19.4° 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/Mexico_City, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates 19.43°, -99.13°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.
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Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to Mexico City
Mon
9
Nov
New Moon
01:02 local · Mon 9 Nov
New Moon occurs at 01:02 local time in Mexico City 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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