Sydney, Australia · Australia/Sydney
Live lunar conditions
Is tonight a Moon night?
A workable Moon night. The best window is 11:00–23:00; cloud cover looks cooperative.
Tonight's verdict
A workable Moon night
Fair
Best window 11:00–23:00 · 12 hrs · Fair (57/100)
Look E · 49° above the horizon · 12 hrs
Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
6%
Next moonrise
Tomorrow 08:07
Next moonset
Today 22:30
Open-Meteo hourly forecast for 08:00 local · cached up to 20 min
Waxing Crescent · 6% lit
Altitude 5° · Azimuth 119° · 403,942 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.
Best viewing window
11:00–23:00
12 hrs · look E · 49° altitude · 9% mean cloud
Thu 12 Nov · local time in Sydney
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
11:00–23:00
12 hrs · look E · 49° 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
Mostly clear
34%
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 08:00 | 7 degrees | 34% | 0% | 32 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 09:00 | 18 degrees | 56% | 8% | 29 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 10:00 | 29 degrees | 24% | 20% | 49 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 11:00 | 41 degrees | 16% | 27% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 12:00 | 53 degrees | 18% | 25% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 13:00 | 65 degrees | 12% | 19% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 14:00 | 77 degrees | 4% | 14% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 15:00 | 84 degrees | 4% | 13% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 16:00 | 75 degrees | 10% | 14% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 17:00 | 63 degrees | 9% | 14% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 18:00 | 50 degrees | 13% | 12% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 19:00 | 38 degrees | 9% | 9% | 55 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Thu 12 Nov 20:00 | 27 degrees | 4% | 6% | 58 out of 100 | Twilight |
| Thu 12 Nov 21:00 | 15 degrees | 5% | 5% | 67 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 22:00 | 5 degrees | 3% | 4% | 64 out of 100 | Night |
| Thu 12 Nov 23:00 | -5 degrees | 14% | 4% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 00:00 | -14 degrees | 11% | 3% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 01:00 | -21 degrees | 14% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 02:00 | -26 degrees | 30% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 03:00 | -29 degrees | 73% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 04:00 | -28 degrees | 91% | 2% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 05:00 | -25 degrees | 100% | 4% | 0 out of 100 | Night |
| Fri 13 Nov 06:00 | -19 degrees | 100% | 9% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Fri 13 Nov 07:00 | -11 degrees | 100% | 16% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
| Fri 13 Nov 08:00 | -1 degrees | 100% | 27% | 0 out of 100 | Daylight |
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 84° around 15:00.
- Next moonrise: Fri 13 Nov at 08:07.
- Forecast cloud cover averages 9% during the best window, with a 14% 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 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.
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Next lunar event
Calculated phase · local to Sydney
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17
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First Quarter Moon
22:48 local · Tue 17 Nov
First Quarter Moon occurs at 22:48 local time in Sydney 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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