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Is tonight a Moon night?

A daylight Moon window. The best window is 16:00–18:00; cloud cover looks cooperative.

Auckland· New ZealandThursday, 12 November 2026 · 06:50 · Auckland

Tonight's verdict

A daylight Moon window

Weather-adjusted
53/100
Viewing score 53 out of 100, weather-adjusted, Daylight viewing.

Fair

Best window 16:00–18:00 · 2 hrs · Fair (53/100)

Look NW · 72° above the horizon · 2 hrs

Phase

Waxing Crescent

Illumination

6%

Next moonrise

Today 07:28

Next moonset

Today 23:03

View tonight's outlookHow the score works

Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 07:00 local · cached up to 20 min

Current moon
Phase-correct

Waxing Crescent · 6% lit

Altitude -6° · Azimuth 131° · 403,729 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 Auckland.

Read the scoring method

Best viewing window

16:00–18:00

2 hrs · look NW · 72° altitude · 22% mean cloud

Thu 12 Nov · local time in Auckland

DaylightSee it on the timeline

Viewing score

Cloud-weighted, per hour

Weather
53/100
Viewing score 53 out of 100, weather-adjusted, Daylight viewing.

Fair

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

Daylight

16:00–18:00

2 hrs · look NW · 72° altitude

Starts Thu 12 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

Open-Meteo

Clear

5%

Cloud cover · 0% chance of precipitation

16°C nowValid 07:00 local

Moon altitude & cloud cover

Next 24 hours · local time · cloud bars rise from the horizon

Hover or focus an hour for details

Moon altitude Cloud cover Daylight / twilight Now

Weather: Open-Meteo

Thu 12 Nov · 16:00Moon 77°Cloud 22%Score 51 (Fair)Daylight
0°30°60°90°BEST WINDOWNOW · 06:5007:0010:0013:0016:0019:0022:0001:0004:0007:0007:00 · Moon -5° · Cloud 5% · Score 008:00 · Moon 5° · Cloud 20% · Score 3609:00 · Moon 15° · Cloud 88% · Score 1110:00 · Moon 26° · Cloud 61% · Score 2911:00 · Moon 37° · Cloud 98% · Score 2312:00 · Moon 49° · Cloud 100% · Score 2813:00 · Moon 61° · Cloud 95% · Score 2814:00 · Moon 72° · Cloud 52% · Score 3515:00 · Moon 80° · Cloud 32% · Score 4516:00 · Moon 77° · Cloud 22% · Score 5117:00 · Moon 66° · Cloud 21% · Score 5518:00 · Moon 55° · Cloud 73% · Score 3619:00 · Moon 43° · Cloud 86% · Score 3220:00 · Moon 32° · Cloud 73% · Score 3121:00 · Moon 20° · Cloud 40% · Score 4622:00 · Moon 10° · Cloud 5% · Score 6723:00 · Moon 0° · Cloud 12% · Score 6000:00 · Moon -9° · Cloud 14% · Score 001:00 · Moon -16° · Cloud 13% · Score 002:00 · Moon -22° · Cloud 14% · Score 003:00 · Moon -25° · Cloud 22% · Score 004:00 · Moon -26° · Cloud 9% · Score 005:00 · Moon -23° · Cloud 98% · Score 006:00 · Moon -19° · Cloud 98% · Score 007:00 · Moon -12° · Cloud 100% · Score 0
Moon altitude is in degrees above the horizon. Cloud-cover bars run from the bottom of the chart. The highlighted band is the recommended contiguous viewing window; the gold line marks the current local time. Times are local to the selected location.
Hourly Moon viewing forecast
Local timeMoon altitudeCloud coverPrecipitation chanceScoreLight
Thu 12 Nov 07:00-5 degrees5%0%0 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 08:005 degrees20%5%36 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 09:0015 degrees88%13%11 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 10:0026 degrees61%25%29 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 11:0037 degrees98%47%23 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 12:0049 degrees100%74%28 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 13:0061 degrees95%92%28 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 14:0072 degrees52%95%35 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 15:0080 degrees32%90%45 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 16:0077 degrees22%78%51 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 17:0066 degrees21%57%55 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 18:0055 degrees73%30%36 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 19:0043 degrees86%10%32 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 20:0032 degrees73%2%31 out of 100Daylight
Thu 12 Nov 21:0020 degrees40%0%46 out of 100Night
Thu 12 Nov 22:0010 degrees5%0%67 out of 100Night
Thu 12 Nov 23:000 degrees12%0%60 out of 100Night
Fri 13 Nov 00:00-9 degrees14%0%0 out of 100Night
Fri 13 Nov 01:00-16 degrees13%0%0 out of 100Night
Fri 13 Nov 02:00-22 degrees14%0%0 out of 100Night
Fri 13 Nov 03:00-25 degrees22%0%0 out of 100Night
Fri 13 Nov 04:00-26 degrees9%0%0 out of 100Night
Fri 13 Nov 05:00-23 degrees98%0%0 out of 100Night
Fri 13 Nov 06:00-19 degrees98%0%0 out of 100Twilight
Fri 13 Nov 07:00-12 degrees100%0%0 out of 100Daylight

Why this recommendation

  • Waxing Crescent at 6% illumination. Only a slim crescent is lit; look soon after sunset or before sunrise, close to the horizon.
  • The Moon climbs to about 80° around 15:00.
  • Next moonrise: Thu 12 Nov at 07:28.
  • Forecast cloud cover averages 22% during the best window, with a 68% chance of precipitation.
Limitations & methodShow
  • The Moon is above the horizon in daylight. The daylight score is capped because sky contrast is much lower.
  • 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.
Full methodology →

Local context

Moonwatching from Auckland

At 36.8° 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 Pacific/Auckland, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates -36.85°, 174.76°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.

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Next lunar event

Calculated phase · local to Auckland

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First Quarter Moon

00:48 local · Wed 18 Nov

Above horizonMoon at 14° altitude

First Quarter Moon occurs at 00:48 local time in Auckland on 18 November. Half of the visible disc is lit, and the terminator cuts across the middle. Long shadows make craters along the dividing line stand out.

Event details Above the horizon (14°) at the exact moment

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