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Stargazing forecast for São Paulo, Brazil

  • Thu 8 Oct night
  • 23.547° S, 46.636° W
  • 769 m
  • GMT-3 · America/Sao_Paulo
Open the live forecast — sky score, seeing, 7 nights

Tonight at a glance

Clear until about 22:00, then cloudier; no moonlight (new Moon).

  • Most of the cloud is low cloud, which blocks the sky outright.
  • Dew risk: the temperature comes within 2 °C (3.6 °F) of the dew point by 20:00 — optics may fog without a dew heater.

· MET Norway forecast issued 8 Oct, 17:18 UTC

Cloud cover
60%Partly cloudy
Dark hours
8 h 58 min19:24–04:22
Moon
3%8 h 58 min moon-free
Wind
5 km/hCalm
Low temperature
18°CDuring the dark hours
Dew risk
HighAir comes within 0° of the dew point

Photo: Milky Way over Paranal — ESO/A. Ghizzi Panizza (www.albertoghizzipanizza.com), CC BY 4.0

Hourly forecast

Cloud by layer, hour by hour. Darker blue means clearer sky; each cell shows its percentage. Low cloud blocks the sky outright; thin high cloud only dims it.

Hourly cloud cover (%) and conditions tonight in São Paulo
GMT-3Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10
Hour16171819202122230001020304050607080910111213141516171819202122230001020304050607
Sky: Daylight 16–18, Civil twilight 18–19, Dark 19–04, Astronomical twilight 04–05, Civil twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–18, Civil twilight 18–19, Dark 19–04, Astronomical twilight 04–05, Civil twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–08
Total cloud52507161327591001009894100100100909359503212224077937984999131949810010010010098707392
Low cloud120000079999998891001009181261120011410000023148098999878525324
Mid cloud176100000000000000000236128122211000000000
High cloud35476161322566283464529719952915449311020357393788499913192989895778495413790
Sun & Moon
Temperature °C29282523222121202019191918181819212426282930302924242323222221212020191919191820
Dew point °C; dew risk (within 2° of the dew point): 20, 21, 22, 23, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 0717182021212120201919191818181818192020191818171819202021212121212020191919191819
Wind km/h898676544655455544356651310654444323445676
Rain (mm)00000000000000000000000.23.10.8000000000000000
Cloud cover0–9%10–24%25–44%45–64%65–84%85–100%
SkyDaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightDark
Sun altitudeMoon altitude12dew risk (within 2° of the dew point)Scroll sideways for the next 40 hours →

Weather data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

Next 7 nights

Average cloud during each night's dark hours, with the Moon. The first two to three nights use hourly data; later nights use MET Norway's 6-hourly steps and are less certain.

  1. Tonight8 Oct

    60%Partly cloudy

    3% · 8 h 58 min moon-free

    19:24–04:22

  2. Fri9 Oct

    91%Cloudy

    0% · 8 h 56 min moon-free

    19:25–04:21

  3. Sat10 Oct

    84%Cloudy

    0% · 8 h 55 min moon-free

    19:25–04:20

    6-hourly data

  4. Sun11 Oct

    97%Cloudy

    2% · 8 h 53 min moon-free

    19:26–04:19

    6-hourly data

  5. Mon12 Oct

    77%Cloudy

    6% · 8 h 12 min moon-free

    19:26–04:18

    6-hourly data

  6. Tue13 Oct

    99%Cloudy

    12% · 7 h 10 min moon-free

    19:27–04:17

    6-hourly data

  7. Wed14 Oct

    95%Cloudy

    19% · 6 h 18 min moon-free

    19:28–04:16

    6-hourly data

Sun & twilight

Twilight ends in three steps. Faint galaxies and the Milky Way need astronomical darkness, when the Sun is more than 18° below the horizon.

Sunset
18:08
Civil dusk (−6°)
18:31
Nautical dusk (−12°)
18:57
Astronomical dusk (−18°)
19:24
Astronomical dawn (−18°)
04:22
Nautical dawn (−12°)
04:49
Civil dawn (−6°)
05:16
Sunrise
05:39

Dark window: 19:24 – 04:22 GMT-3 (8 h 58 min)

The Moon

New Moon

Illuminated
3%
Age
27.6 days
Moonrise
04:46
Moonset
16:25
Moon-free dark time
8 h 58 min

Next phases

  1. New MoonSat 10 Oct12:50
  2. First QuarterSun 18 Oct13:13
  3. Full MoonMon 26 Oct01:12
  4. Last QuarterSun 1 Nov17:28
Next lunar eclipse visible here
Partial · Wed 12 Jan 2028, 01:13 · Moon 41° up
Next solar eclipse visible here
Partial · Sat 6 Feb 2027, 13:21 · 78% of the Sun covered

Planets tonight

Naked-eye planets that climb more than 10° above the horizon during the astronomically dark hours.

Altitude through the night

0°30°60°90°19:0021:0023:0001:0003:0005:00MarsJupiterSaturn
Planets tonight — São Paulo
PlanetRisesTransits (altitude)SetsBest seen tonightBrightnessIn
JupiterVisible02:5408:28 · 51°14:0603:44–04:22, NEmag -1.9Leo
SaturnVisible17:4223:40 · 65°05:3819:24–04:22, Nmag 0.2Cetus
MarsVisible02:0507:31 · 47°12:5803:04–04:22, NEmag 1.1Cancer
Venus06:2413:09 · 88°19:49Below 10°mag -4.6Virgo
Mercury06:5013:24 · 84°19:58Below 10°mag -0.1Libra

Lower magnitude = brighter. Venus and Jupiter outshine every star.

Sky events — next 90 days

Moon phases, seasons, planet highlights and eclipses, with times for this city.

  1. Oct10Sat

    Moon · 12:50

    New Moon

    Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.

  2. Oct12Mon

    Planet · 07:06

    Mercury at greatest evening elongation

    25° from the Sun — the best evening view of Mercury, low in the west after sunset.

  3. Oct26Mon

    Moon · 01:12

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  4. Oct28Wed

    Moon · 15:04

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 364,397 km.

  5. Nov9Mon

    Moon · 04:02

    New Moon

    Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.

  6. Nov24Tue

    Moon · 11:54

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  7. Nov25Wed

    Moon · 18:02

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 359,335 km.

  8. Dec8Tue

    Moon · 21:52

    New Moon

    Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.

  9. Dec21Mon

    Season · 17:50

    Summer solstice

    The shortest night of the year — the fewest dark hours.

  10. Dec23Wed

    Moon · 22:28

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  11. Dec24Thu

    Moon · 05:32

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 356,641 km.

  12. Jan3Sun

    Planet · 14:56

    Venus at greatest morning elongation

    47° from the Sun — the best morning view of Venus, low in the east before sunrise.

Quick answers

Will it be clear for stargazing in São Paulo tonight?
Clear until about 22:00, then cloudier; no moonlight (new Moon). That is the hourly total-cloud forecast for São Paulo, Brazil on the night of 8 October 2026, read inside the darkest hours: under 25% cloud counts as clear and 65% or more as cloudy. Most of the cloud is low cloud, which blocks the sky outright.
When does it get dark in São Paulo tonight?
In São Paulo, Brazil on the night of 8 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 19:24 and lasts until 04:22 GMT-3 — 8 h 58 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 18:08, and nautical twilight ends at 18:57.
Is the Moon up tonight in São Paulo?
On the night of 8 October 2026 in São Paulo, Brazil, the Moon is a new moon, 3% illuminated. It sets at 16:25 and rises at 04:46, GMT-3. 8 h 58 min of the dark window is moon-free.
Which planets can I see from São Paulo tonight?
From São Paulo, Brazil on the night of 8 October 2026: Mars (03:04–04:22, highest 27° in the NE at 04:22, magnitude 1.1); Jupiter (03:44–04:22, highest 19° in the NE at 04:22, magnitude -1.9); Saturn (19:24–04:22, highest 65° in the N at 23:44, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT-3; all are visible to the naked eye.

Forecast details

Location
23.547° S, 46.636° W
Elevation
769 m
Time zone
America/Sao_Paulo (GMT-3)
Weather model
MET Norway Locationforecast 2.0
Forecast issued
8 Oct, 17:18 UTC
Next update expected
≈ 8 Oct, 18:55 UTC
Page generated
8 Oct, 18:24 UTC
Astronomy
Computed with astronomy-engine for these coordinates

Computed for 23.547° S, 46.636° W, elevation 769 m, time zone America/Sao_Paulo. City centres are light-polluted; the times here apply anywhere within about 50 km, so drive out to darker skies.

Sun, Moon and planet positions are calculated with astronomy-engine. Twilight uses the Sun's geometric centre; sunrise and sunset use the upper limb with standard refraction.

The summary line restates the hourly total-cloud forecast inside the dark window (clear under 25%, cloudy from 65%) and the Moon's times. It is not a score — the Tonight score lives in the app.

Seeing and transparency forecasts are coming to the app first (North America via Environment Canada's model, a worldwide beta elsewhere).

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