Melbourne, Australia · Australia/Melbourne
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
A daylight Moon window. The best window is 09:00–14:00; cloud cover looks cooperative.
Tonight's verdict
A daylight Moon window
Fair
Best window 09:00–14:00 · 5 hrs · Fair (54/100)
Look ESE · 37° above the horizon · 5 hrs
Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
6%
Next moonrise
Today 07:27
Next moonset
Today 23:10
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 05:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Waxing Crescent · 6% lit
Altitude -20° · Azimuth 153° · 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 Melbourne.
Best viewing window
09:00–14:00
5 hrs · look ESE · 37° altitude · 10% mean cloud
Thu 12 Nov · local time in Melbourne
Viewing score
Cloud-weighted, per hour
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
09:00–14:00
5 hrs · look ESE · 37° 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
Partly cloudy
41%
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 12 Nov 05:00 | -19 degrees | 41% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 06:00 | -13 degrees | 27% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 07:00 | -4 degrees | 10% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 08:00 | 5 degrees | 2% | 0% | 45 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 09:00 | 15 degrees | 5% | 0% | 51 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 10:00 | 25 degrees | 4% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 11:00 | 37 degrees | 1% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 12:00 | 48 degrees | 2% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 13:00 | 60 degrees | 36% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 14:00 | 71 degrees | 76% | 0% | 39 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 15:00 | 79 degrees | 61% | 0% | 46 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 16:00 | 77 degrees | 92% | 0% | 32 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 17:00 | 67 degrees | 93% | 0% | 32 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 18:00 | 56 degrees | 96% | 0% | 30 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 19:00 | 44 degrees | 54% | 0% | 49 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 20:00 | 33 degrees | 4% | 0% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 21:00 | 21 degrees | 34% | 0% | 48 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 22:00 | 11 degrees | 96% | 0% | 27 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 23:00 | 1 degrees | 94% | 0% | 23 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 00:00 | -7 degrees | 84% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 01:00 | -15 degrees | 96% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 02:00 | -21 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 03:00 | -24 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 04:00 | -25 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 05:00 | -23 degrees | 100% | 0% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
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 79° around 15:00.
- Next moonrise: Thu 12 Nov at 07:27.
- Forecast cloud cover averages 10% during the best window, with a 0% chance of precipitation.
Limitations & methodShowHide
- 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.
Local context
Moonwatching from Melbourne
At 37.8° 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 Australia/Melbourne, including daylight-saving changes. The weather forecast is for coordinates -37.81°, 144.96°. It can differ across a large metropolitan area.
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Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to Melbourne
Tue
17
Nov
First Quarter Moon
22:48 local · Tue 17 Nov
First Quarter Moon occurs at 22:48 local time in Melbourne on 17 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.
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