Paris, France · Europe/Paris
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
A workable Moon night. The best window is 05:00–07:00; cloud cover is likely to be the limiting factor.
Tonight's verdict
A workable Moon night
Fair
Best window 05:00–07:00 · 2 hrs · Fair (51/100)
Look ESE · 41° above the horizon · 2 hrs
Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
40%
Next moonrise
Tomorrow 00:49
Next moonset
Tomorrow 15:03
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 18:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Last Quarter · 40% lit
Altitude -25° · Azimuth 341° · 375,563 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 Paris.
Best viewing window
05:00–07:00
2 hrs · look ESE · 41° altitude · 91% mean cloud
Tue 3 Nov · local time in Paris
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
05:00–07:00
2 hrs · look ESE · 41° 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 · 53% 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 19:00 | -26 degrees | 100% | 25% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 20:00 | -27 degrees | 100% | 15% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 21:00 | -25 degrees | 89% | 10% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 22:00 | -21 degrees | 97% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 23:00 | -15 degrees | 65% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 00:00 | -7 degrees | 98% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 01:00 | 1 degrees | 100% | 0% | 20 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 02:00 | 10 degrees | 100% | 0% | 25 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 03:00 | 19 degrees | 98% | 0% | 33 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 04:00 | 29 degrees | 92% | 0% | 42 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 05:00 | 37 degrees | 87% | 0% | 51 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 06:00 | 45 degrees | 95% | 0% | 50 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 07:00 | 50 degrees | 99% | 0% | 32 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 08:00 | 52 degrees | 100% | 0% | 30 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 09:00 | 50 degrees | 99% | 3% | 30 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 10:00 | 45 degrees | 99% | 0% | 31 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 11:00 | 38 degrees | 100% | 0% | 25 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 12:00 | 29 degrees | 89% | 0% | 23 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 13:00 | 19 degrees | 100% | 0% | 12 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 14:00 | 9 degrees | 86% | 0% | 11 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 15:00 | 0 degrees | 49% | 0% | 23 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 16:00 | -9 degrees | 58% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 17:00 | -17 degrees | 9% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 18:00 | -24 degrees | 51% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Twilight |
| Tue 3 Nov 19:00 | -30 degrees | 29% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
Why this recommendation
- Last Quarter at 40% illumination. The terminator gives the strongest crater shadows for the next few nights.
- The Moon climbs to about 52° around 08:00.
- Next moonrise: Tue 3 Nov at 00:49.
- Forecast cloud cover averages 91% 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 Paris
At 48.9° 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 Europe/Paris, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates 48.86°, 2.35°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.
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Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to Paris
Mon
9
Nov
New Moon
08:02 local · Mon 9 Nov
New Moon occurs at 08:02 local time in Paris 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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