São Paulo, Brazil · America/Sao_Paulo
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
A good Moon night. The best window is 03:00–05:00; cloud is the main uncertainty.
Tonight's verdict
A good Moon night
Good
Best window 03:00–05:00 · 2 hrs · Good (65/100)
Look ENE · 23° above the horizon · 2 hrs
Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
40%
Next moonrise
Tomorrow 01:38
Next moonset
Tomorrow 13:22
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 15:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Waning Crescent · 40% lit
Altitude -39° · Azimuth 270° · 375,693 km
Southern-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 São Paulo.
Best viewing window
03:00–05:00
2 hrs · look ENE · 23° altitude · 31% mean cloud
Tue 3 Nov · local time in São Paulo
Viewing score
Cloud-weighted, per hour
Good
Some cloud around 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
03:00–05:00
2 hrs · look ENE · 23° 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
90%
Cloud cover · 76% 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 16:00 | -48 degrees | 54% | 67% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 17:00 | -61 degrees | 87% | 56% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 18:00 | -73 degrees | 96% | 47% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Mon 2 Nov 19:00 | -80 degrees | 98% | 43% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 20:00 | -74 degrees | 81% | 40% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 21:00 | -62 degrees | 45% | 37% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 22:00 | -49 degrees | 82% | 31% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Mon 2 Nov 23:00 | -35 degrees | 81% | 23% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 00:00 | -22 degrees | 86% | 16% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 01:00 | -9 degrees | 64% | 10% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 02:00 | 4 degrees | 41% | 4% | 47 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 03:00 | 17 degrees | 33% | 0% | 60 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 04:00 | 29 degrees | 29% | 0% | 69 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 05:00 | 40 degrees | 50% | 0% | 49 out of 100 | Twilight |
| Tue 3 Nov 06:00 | 49 degrees | 60% | 0% | 48 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 07:00 | 54 degrees | 54% | 1% | 51 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 08:00 | 54 degrees | 50% | 3% | 52 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 09:00 | 49 degrees | 33% | 6% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 10:00 | 40 degrees | 16% | 11% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 11:00 | 29 degrees | 22% | 18% | 51 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 12:00 | 17 degrees | 26% | 25% | 39 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 13:00 | 4 degrees | 23% | 32% | 30 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 14:00 | -8 degrees | 31% | 40% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 15:00 | -22 degrees | 59% | 49% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 16:00 | -35 degrees | 91% | 62% | 0 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 54° around 08:00.
- Next moonrise: Tue 3 Nov at 01:38.
- Forecast cloud cover averages 31% 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 São Paulo
At 23.6° S, the Moon follows a relatively high arc. The disc is shown rotated for the southern hemisphere with a NASA LRO surface.
All times on this page use the IANA time zone America/Sao_Paulo, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates -23.55°, -46.63°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.
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Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to São Paulo
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9
Nov
New Moon
04:02 local · Mon 9 Nov
New Moon occurs at 04:02 local time in São Paulo 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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