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Purpose-based Moon observing planner

Choose a goal, location and night. Compare astronomical windows and available weather.

Your next observing night starts here

Choose your goal

Enjoy the Moon

After sunset with the Moon at least 10° high.

Lunar detail

Moon above 20°, Sun below −6°. Quarter phases reveal relief along the terminator.

Moon in a landscape

Moon 5–25° high, Sun between −12° and 0°. Check the foreground and skyline yourself.

Stars and Milky Way

Sun below −18°, Moon below the horizon. Light pollution and haze still matter.

How to use the planner

The selected night runs from local noon to the next noon. Windows are sampled every 15 minutes. Weather is used only when a matching forecast exists; otherwise the result describes astronomical conditions. No window is a promise of visibility. Current location is used; a venue link does not automatically change it.

NASA Moon photography · Calculation sources

Reviewed: 2026-10-13 · Moon Where operator