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Tonight · Tue, 3 November 2026

Alice Springs

Tonight’s hourly cloud, moonlight and observing conditions.

23.698°S 133.884°E ·583 m ·Northern Territory, Australia
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Tonight · peak score /100
98Excellent
20:30–05:30
best window
Tonight's limiting factor
Nothing much

No single factor is holding this night back. Go out.

Site details and actions
Site darkness · peer measure
Brightened skyNot multiplied into the conditions score
20.7–21.2 mag/arcsec²

The score describes tonight’s conditions. Site darkness helps you choose what to observe.

See target outlook ↓Planet observing times →
Best months at Alice Springs, Northern Territory →Moonless nights →
Tonight in context · local sky & season

November historically: 13.3 qualifying nights/month on average (2005–2024). Regional cloud and darkness history, not tonight’s probability or a comparison with the conditions score.

A qualifying historical night has at least 3 hours of astronomical darkness and mean nighttime cloud ≤30%. This does not measure steady air or target visibility. Seasonal history →

Saturn: about 6.7h above 20° during this observing night’s darkness. Longest sampled dark-time opportunity among our four planet targets; not a weather ranking. Planet times →

Position calculations use roughly 20-minute samples. Clouds, skyglow and local obstructions still matter. Milky Way timing →

Best window
20:30 – 05:30
Window quality
73 / 100 avg
Astronomical dark
20:30 – 04:30
Moon
Waning crescent, 30%
Transparency at peak
0.94
Seeing at peak (est.)
1.00
Visual limit (modelled)
5.5–7.0 mag

The night, hour by hour

Colour = score · Luminance = everything else
Score 0–100 · underline marks the best window · local time (Australia/Darwin)
Score
0
30
98
89
67
67
70
72
62
77
56
0
Hour
Cloud %120165350433546154886
Transp. 0–11.001.000.940.930.890.810.810.740.680.660.660.60
Seeing est. /10.970.921.001.000.980.991.001.001.000.960.910.87
Moon alt. °-67-76-75-65-52-39-26-121142638
DarknessDayTwil.DarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkTwil.Twil.
Inspect all cloud layers and score factors
Sky state
Shaded = daylight and twilight  ·  unshaded = astronomical dark
30
98
89
67
67
70
72
62
77
56
Score
BEST WINDOW · 10 H
Low cloud
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Mid cloud
1%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
8%
0%
0%
0%
High cloud
0%
0%
0%
16%
53%
50%
43%
35%
41%
14%
48%
86%
Transparency
1.00
1.00
0.94
0.93
0.89
0.81
0.81
0.74
0.68
0.66
0.66
0.60
Seeing
0.97
0.92
1.00
1.00
0.98
0.99
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.96
0.91
0.87
Moon clear
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
30%
30%
29%
29%
18
19
20
21
22
23
00
01
02
03
04
05
Inspect

Cloud tracks show clear sky — a longer bar is better. The figure inside each track is the raw measurement.

Score inspectorWhy this hour scored what it did Open peakClose
20 Excellent · 98/100
Starting from
100
Cloud
−0
Transparency
−2
Seeing
−0
Moonlight
−0
Darkness
−0
Score
98
CLOUD 0% LOW 0% MID 0% HIGH 0% SUN -22.1° MOON -75.3° / 33% WIND 2 TEMP 27°
Excellent 75+ Good 55+ Fair 35+ Poor 15+ Not worth it Seeing is estimated from surface wind — see how we score.

What can you actually do tonight?

This is GoodSeeing’s decision layer: the same forecast is weighted for your target and site darkness. Planetary work barely cares about moonlight; long exposures can fail on high cloud a visual observer would barely notice. Your choice is remembered on this device and becomes the default for new alert rules.

SET UP 20:00 · OBSERVE 20:30–04:30 · 8H · MEAN 43

Darkness and moonlight dominate. Faint fuzzies need a genuinely dark sky more than they need steady air.

182022000204
ASTRONOMICAL DARK FROM 20:30CLOUD RETURNS 04:30SITE GLOW LIMITS FAINT TARGETS
SET UP 19:00 · OBSERVE 19:30–05:30 · 10H · MEAN 75

Seeing is everything and moonlight is irrelevant. Bright targets punch through twilight, so darkness barely counts.

182022000204
CLOUD RETURNS 05:30MOONLIGHT IGNORED FOR THIS TARGET
SET UP 20:00 · OBSERVE 20:30–04:30 · 8H · MEAN 48

Tolerates soft seeing, but high cloud wrecks a wide frame and moonlight raises the background everywhere.

182022000204
ASTRONOMICAL DARK FROM 20:30CLOUD RETURNS 04:30
SET UP 20:00 · OBSERVE 20:30–02:30 · 6H · MEAN 47

Needs conditions to hold still for hours. Sustained transparency matters more than any single good hour.

182022000204
ASTRONOMICAL DARK FROM 20:30
SET UP 20:00 · OBSERVE 20:30–04:30 · 8H · MEAN 45

Naked eye, whole sky. Total cloud and moonlight are the only things that count.

182022000204
ASTRONOMICAL DARK FROM 20:30CLOUD RETURNS 04:30

Deep-sky visual is your current default.

A darker option

Uluru-Kata Tjuta

341 km away · Natural-dark sky · 21.9–21.9 mag/arcsec²

93conditions tonight
See the trade-off →
Latest verified night · 2026-11-01

Prediction, meet observation.

All comparisons →
4 matches4 discrepanciesSatellite saw 10.2 points less cloud.
HIMAWARI cloud mask · ~13h reference4 of 8 sampled hours diverged.Cloud only · 8 astronomically dark hours

Recent cloud comparisons · 30 recorded nights →

The next week of nights

Tonight
3 Nov98Moon 30%Reduced transparency is the strongest score limit at the best sampled time. ↓
Score 0–100 · underline marks the best window · local time (Australia/Darwin)
Score
0
30
98
89
67
67
70
72
62
77
56
0
Hour
Cloud %120165350433546154886
Transp. 0–11.001.000.940.930.890.810.810.740.680.660.660.60
Seeing est. /10.970.921.001.000.980.991.001.001.000.960.910.87
Moon alt. °-67-76-75-65-52-39-26-121142638
DarknessDayTwil.DarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkTwil.Twil.
All factors for this night
Sky state
Shaded = daylight and twilight  ·  unshaded = astronomical dark
30
98
89
67
67
70
72
62
77
56
Score
Low cloud
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Mid cloud
1%
2%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
8%
0%
0%
0%
High cloud
0%
0%
0%
16%
53%
50%
43%
35%
41%
14%
48%
86%
Transparency
1.00
1.00
0.94
0.93
0.89
0.81
0.81
0.74
0.68
0.66
0.66
0.60
Seeing
0.97
0.92
1.00
1.00
0.98
0.99
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.96
0.91
0.87
Moon clear
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
30%
30%
29%
29%
18
19
20
21
22
23
00
01
02
03
04
05

Cloud tracks show clear sky — a longer bar is better. The figure inside each track is the raw measurement.

Tomorrow
4 Nov93Moon 21%Reduced transparency is the strongest score limit at the best sampled time. ↓
Score 0–100 · underline marks the best window · local time (Australia/Darwin)
Score
0
23
93
85
79
81
83
88
87
82
76
0
Hour
Cloud %26202996899131356
Transp. 0–10.980.930.890.790.670.660.770.961.001.001.001.00
Seeing est. /10.760.750.911.000.930.910.850.760.670.560.590.59
Moon alt. °-54-65-71-68-59-47-34-21-762032
DarknessDayTwil.DarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkTwil.Twil.
All factors for this night
Sky state
Shaded = daylight and twilight  ·  unshaded = astronomical dark
23
93
85
79
81
83
88
87
82
76
Score
Low cloud
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Mid cloud
17%
13%
0%
5%
8%
4%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
High cloud
10%
7%
2%
6%
1%
2%
7%
8%
9%
13%
13%
56%
Transparency
0.98
0.93
0.89
0.79
0.67
0.66
0.77
0.96
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Seeing
0.76
0.75
0.91
1.00
0.93
0.91
0.85
0.76
0.67
0.56
0.59
0.59
Moon clear
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
20%
20%
19%
18
19
20
21
22
23
00
01
02
03
04
05

Cloud tracks show clear sky — a longer bar is better. The figure inside each track is the raw measurement.

Thursday
5 Nov96Moon 14%Unsteady air (estimated) is the strongest score limit at the best sampled time. ↓
Score 0–100 · underline marks the best window · local time (Australia/Darwin)
Score
0
27
96
94
93
87
88
94
94
91
0
Hour
Cloud %1002714122177
Transp. 0–11.001.001.001.000.990.991.000.991.001.001.00
Seeing est. /10.740.850.840.810.860.810.780.800.780.780.78
Moon alt. °-41-52-61-65-61-52-40-28-15-170
DarknessDayTwil.DarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDarkDay
All factors for this night
Sky state
Shaded = daylight and twilight  ·  unshaded = astronomical dark
27
96
94
93
87
88
94
94
91
Score
Low cloud
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Mid cloud
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
High cloud
1%
0%
0%
2%
7%
14%
12%
2%
1%
7%
7%
Transparency
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.99
0.99
1.00
0.99
1.00
1.00
1.00
Seeing
0.74
0.85
0.84
0.81
0.86
0.81
0.78
0.80
0.78
0.78
0.78
Moon clear
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
down
10%
18
19
20
21
22
23
00
01
02
03
09

Cloud tracks show clear sky — a longer bar is better. The figure inside each track is the raw measurement.

Friday
6 Nov97Moon 6%Unsteady air (estimated) is the strongest score limit at the best sampled time. ↓
Score 0–100 · underline marks the best window · local time (Australia/Darwin)
Score
0
97
59
0
Hour
Cloud %216734
Transp. 0–11.001.001.001.00
Seeing est. /11.000.890.760.90
Moon alt. °10-57-970
DarknessDayDarkDarkDay
All factors for this night
Sky state
Shaded = daylight and twilight  ·  unshaded = astronomical dark
97
59
Score
Low cloud
0%
0%
0%
0%
Mid cloud
0%
1%
0%
27%
High cloud
2%
0%
67%
11%
Transparency
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Seeing
1.00
0.89
0.76
0.90
Moon clear
9%
down
down
5%
15
21
03
09

Cloud tracks show clear sky — a longer bar is better. The figure inside each track is the raw measurement.

Saturday
7 Nov83Moon 2%Cloud or fog is the strongest score limit at the best sampled time. ↓
Score 0–100 · underline marks the best window · local time (Australia/Darwin)
Score
0
70
83
0
Hour
Cloud %78382089
Transp. 0–11.001.001.001.00
Seeing est. /11.000.780.930.94
Moon alt. °22-47-1563
DarknessDayDarkDarkDay
All factors for this night
Sky state
Shaded = daylight and twilight  ·  unshaded = astronomical dark
70
83
Score
Low cloud
0%
0%
0%
0%
Mid cloud
15%
14%
15%
87%
High cloud
75%
28%
6%
74%
Transparency
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Seeing
1.00
0.78
0.93
0.94
Moon clear
4%
down
down
2%
15
21
03
09

Cloud tracks show clear sky — a longer bar is better. The figure inside each track is the raw measurement.

Sunday
8 Nov42Moon 0%Cloud or fog is the strongest score limit at the best sampled time. ↓
Score 0–100 · underline marks the best window · local time (Australia/Darwin)
Score
0
42
4
0
Hour
Cloud %989010098
Transp. 0–11.001.000.571.00
Seeing est. /10.751.000.971.00
Moon alt. °34-37-2254
DarknessDayDarkDarkDay
All factors for this night
Sky state
Shaded = daylight and twilight  ·  unshaded = astronomical dark
42
4
Score
Low cloud
0%
0%
0%
0%
Mid cloud
36%
22%
99%
20%
High cloud
97%
88%
97%
98%
Transparency
1.00
1.00
0.57
1.00
Seeing
0.75
1.00
0.97
1.00
Moon clear
1%
down
down
0%
15
21
03
09

Cloud tracks show clear sky — a longer bar is better. The figure inside each track is the raw measurement.

Monday
9 Nov40Moon 1%Cloud or fog is the strongest score limit at the best sampled time. ↓
Score 0–100 · underline marks the best window · local time (Australia/Darwin)
Score
0
7
40
0
Hour
Cloud %92100818
Transp. 0–11.000.500.300.94
Seeing est. /10.751.001.000.98
Moon alt. °46-27-2744
DarknessDayDarkDarkDay
All factors for this night
Sky state
Shaded = daylight and twilight  ·  unshaded = astronomical dark
7
40
Score
Low cloud
0%
0%
0%
0%
Mid cloud
13%
90%
0%
0%
High cloud
91%
99%
80%
8%
Transparency
1.00
0.50
0.30
0.94
Seeing
0.75
1.00
1.00
0.98
Moon clear
0%
down
down
1%
15
21
03
09

Cloud tracks show clear sky — a longer bar is better. The figure inside each track is the raw measurement.

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About this forecast

Exact-coordinate weather, sky geometry and site context.

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Sources and scoring details openclose

Conditions for Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia are computed from the MET Norway forecast model for these exact coordinates, combined with sun and moon positions we calculate directly. The score weighs cloud cover by layer, atmospheric transparency, estimated seeing, moonlight and astronomical twilight. Site darkness is shown separately, then used only where artificial skyglow physically changes moon contrast, haze scattering, visual limits and target suitability.