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Stargazing in San Francisco tonight?
Cloud, twilight and moonlight for tonight and the following six nights. The star chart follows San Francisco. City lights and fog affect the view; check the cloud forecast for your planned time.
Last updated
Mon 19 Oct – Tue 20 Oct
Fair 45/100
Tonight: observing possible from 02:00 to 05:00 (3.0 hours · Fair)
Limiting factors: clouds
Confidence: reliable
- Dark enough from
- 19:53
- Dark until
- 05:55
- Moon
- First quarter, 56 % · Moonset 01:31
- Moon-free darkness
- 01:31–05:55
The next seven nights
- Mon 19 Oct Fair · 45 from 02:00 to 05:00 (3.0 h · Fair) Moon 56 %, First quarter
- Tue 20 Oct Poor · 14 not possible Moon 65 %, First quarter
- Wed 21 Oct Poor · 14 not possible Moon 74 %, Waxing gibbous
- Thu 22 Oct Fair · 49 from 04:00 to 05:58 (2.0 h · Fair) Moon 83 %, Waxing gibbous
- Fri 23 Oct Fair · 58 from 04:00 to 05:59 (2.0 h · Fair) Moon 90 %, Waxing gibbous
- Sat 24 Oct Poor · 23 not possible Moon 95 %, Waxing gibbous
- Sun 25 Oct Poor · 20 not possible Moon 99 %, Full moon
Night timeline 18:00 to 08:00
On narrow screens the timeline scrolls sideways.
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Mon 19 Oct
Fair · 45DarknessMoonCloudsWindRating18:00 20:00 22:00 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 -
Tue 20 Oct
Poor · 14DarknessMoonCloudsWindRating18:00 20:00 22:00 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 -
Wed 21 Oct
Poor · 14DarknessMoonCloudsWindRating18:00 20:00 22:00 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 -
Thu 22 Oct
Fair · 49DarknessMoonCloudsWindRating18:00 20:00 22:00 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 -
Fri 23 Oct
Fair · 58DarknessMoonCloudsWindRating18:00 20:00 22:00 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 -
Sat 24 Oct
Poor · 23DarknessMoonCloudsWindRating18:00 20:00 22:00 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 -
Sun 25 Oct
Poor · 20DarknessMoonCloudsWindRating18:00 20:00 22:00 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00
- Day
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Astronomical night
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- Fair
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Moon phases
- Next new moon
- Sun 8 Nov, 23:01
- Next full moon
- Sun 25 Oct, 21:18
Look up
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Find the Big Dipper, Cassiopeia and the stars above San Francisco. Move through the night and see how the sky changes.
Constellations above the horizon
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