Jakarta, Indonesia · Asia/Jakarta
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
A good Moon night. The best window is 19:00–01:00; cloud is the main uncertainty.
Tonight's verdict
A good Moon night
Good
Best window 19:00–01:00 · 6 hrs · Good (74/100)
Look E · 67° above the horizon · 6 hrs
Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
79%
Next moonrise
Today 14:31
Next moonset
Tomorrow 02:57
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 04:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Waxing Gibbous · 79% lit
Altitude -24° · Azimuth 257° · 390,180 km
Southern-hemisphere orientation · surface detail schematic
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 Jakarta.
Best viewing window
19:00–01:00
6 hrs · look E · 67° altitude · 36% mean cloud
Thu 22 Oct · local time in Jakarta
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
19:00–01:00
6 hrs · look E · 67° altitude
Starts Thu 22 Oct 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
Mostly clear
25%
Cloud cover · 0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 22 Oct 04:00 | -25 degrees | 25% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 22 Oct 05:00 | -39 degrees | 38% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 22 Oct 06:00 | -52 degrees | 69% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 07:00 | -65 degrees | 95% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 08:00 | -74 degrees | 98% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 09:00 | -73 degrees | 80% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 10:00 | -63 degrees | 5% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 11:00 | -50 degrees | 23% | 25% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 12:00 | -36 degrees | 23% | 56% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 13:00 | -22 degrees | 51% | 80% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 14:00 | -8 degrees | 70% | 91% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 15:00 | 6 degrees | 61% | 95% | 5 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 16:00 | 20 degrees | 33% | 98% | 29 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 17:00 | 35 degrees | 61% | 100% | 28 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 22 Oct 18:00 | 50 degrees | 49% | 100% | 41 out of 100 | Twilight |
| Thu 22 Oct 19:00 | 64 degrees | 24% | 100% | 72 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 22 Oct 20:00 | 79 degrees | 20% | 84% | 77 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 22 Oct 21:00 | 86 degrees | 13% | 61% | 83 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 22 Oct 22:00 | 72 degrees | 18% | 41% | 84 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 22 Oct 23:00 | 57 degrees | 43% | 26% | 76 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 23 Oct 00:00 | 42 degrees | 100% | 14% | 52 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 23 Oct 01:00 | 28 degrees | 84% | 6% | 46 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 23 Oct 02:00 | 13 degrees | 91% | 2% | 32 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 23 Oct 03:00 | -1 degrees | 100% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 23 Oct 04:00 | -15 degrees | 100% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
Why this recommendation
- Waxing Gibbous at 79% illumination. The terminator gives the strongest crater shadows for the next few nights.
- The Moon climbs to about 86° around 21:00.
- Next moonrise: Thu 22 Oct at 14:31.
- Forecast cloud cover averages 36% during the best window, with a 54% 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 Jakarta
At 6.2° S, the Moon follows a relatively high arc. The disc is shown rotated for the southern hemisphere and surface detail is schematic.
All times on this page use the IANA time zone Asia/Jakarta, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates -6.21°, 106.85°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.
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Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to Jakarta
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Full Moon
11:12 local · Mon 26 Oct
Full Moon occurs at 11:12 local time in Jakarta on 26 October. The Moon is opposite the Sun and fully illuminated. It is easy to see all night, but surface contrast is lowest because sunlight is nearly head-on.
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