Sydney, Australia · Australia/Sydney
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
Only a brief, low-quality opening. No two-hour window clears 50/100. Best single hour: 04:00 · Fair (53/100).
Tonight's verdict
Only a brief, low-quality opening
Fair
No two-hour window clears 50/100. Best single hour: 04:00 · Fair (53/100)
Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
40%
Next moonrise
Tomorrow 02:52
Next moonset
Today 13:25
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 04:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Last Quarter · 40% lit
Altitude 22° · Azimuth 52° · 375,564 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 Sydney.
Viewing score
Cloud-weighted, per hour
Fair
Score reflects cloud, altitude and darkness.
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
No qualifying window
No two-hour window clears 50/100. Best single hour: 04:00 · Fair (53/100)
A window requires at least two consecutive hours with a score of 50 or better and the Moon above the horizon.
Weather snapshot
Hourly forecast for the selected location
Overcast
86%
Cloud cover · 9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov 05:00 | 27 degrees | 88% | 10% | 29 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 06:00 | 35 degrees | 92% | 23% | 23 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 07:00 | 40 degrees | 100% | 43% | 27 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 08:00 | 41 degrees | 100% | 61% | 28 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 09:00 | 39 degrees | 70% | 74% | 28 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 10:00 | 33 degrees | 68% | 85% | 23 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 11:00 | 25 degrees | 83% | 90% | 16 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 12:00 | 15 degrees | 30% | 86% | 27 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 13:00 | 4 degrees | 73% | 76% | 1 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 14:00 | -7 degrees | 100% | 71% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 15:00 | -19 degrees | 94% | 76% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 16:00 | -31 degrees | 46% | 86% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 17:00 | -42 degrees | 91% | 94% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 18:00 | -53 degrees | 97% | 97% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 19:00 | -62 degrees | 94% | 98% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Tue 3 Nov 20:00 | -67 degrees | 97% | 94% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 21:00 | -65 degrees | 66% | 84% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 22:00 | -57 degrees | 21% | 69% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Tue 3 Nov 23:00 | -47 degrees | 68% | 55% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Wed 4 Nov 00:00 | -35 degrees | 42% | 42% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Wed 4 Nov 01:00 | -23 degrees | 36% | 30% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Wed 4 Nov 02:00 | -11 degrees | 39% | 20% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Wed 4 Nov 03:00 | 1 degrees | 35% | 15% | 47 out of 100 | Night |
| Wed 4 Nov 04:00 | 12 degrees | 36% | 14% | 53 out of 100 | Night |
| Wed 4 Nov 05:00 | 23 degrees | 95% | 12% | 22 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 41° around 08:00.
- Next moonrise: Wed 4 Nov at 02:52.
Limitations & methodShowHide
- The Moon stays low, so buildings, trees and haze may block the view.
- 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 Sydney
At 33.9° 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 Australia/Sydney, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates -33.87°, 151.21°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.
Want a different place? Use the location selector in the header, or view the live default page.
Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to Sydney
Mon
9
Nov
New Moon
18:02 local · Mon 9 Nov
New Moon occurs at 18:02 local time in Sydney 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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