Stargazing forecast
Stargazing forecast for Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia
- Thu 8 Oct night
- 8.650° S, 115.217° E
- 33 m
- GMT+8 · Asia/Makassar
Tonight at a glance
Overcast for the rest of the night; the Moon (4% lit) rises at 04:43.
- Most of the cloud is high and thin, which dims faint objects rather than hiding the sky.
- Dew risk: the temperature comes within 2 °C (3.6 °F) of the dew point by 02:00 — optics may fog without a dew heater.
· MET Norway forecast issued 8 Oct, 17:18 UTC
- Cloud cover
- 98%Cloudy
- Dark hours
- 9 h 26 min19:23–04:49
- Moon
- 4%9 h 20 min moon-free
- Wind
- 6 km/hCalm
- Low temperature
- 23°CDuring the dark hours
- Dew risk
- HighAir comes within 1° 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.
| GMT+8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hour | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Sky: Dark 02–05, Nautical twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–18, Civil twilight 18–19, Dark 19–05, Nautical twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cloud | 100 | 98 | 96 | 88 | 81 | 56 | 52 | 59 | 31 | 47 | 44 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 32 | 17 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 48 | 52 | 73 | 93 | 91 | 29 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 50 | 30 | 15 |
| Low cloud | 94 | 66 | 69 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 37 | 43 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
| Mid cloud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| High cloud | 98 | 95 | 88 | 84 | 77 | 45 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 85 | 88 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 55 | 38 | 23 | 9 |
| Sun & Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperature °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Dew point °C; dew risk (within 2° of the dew point): 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 22, 23, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Wind km/h | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Rain (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Tonight8 Oct
98%Cloudy
4% · 9 h 20 min moon-free
19:23–04:49
Fri9 Oct
51%Partly cloudy
1% · 9 h 25 min moon-free
19:23–04:48
Sat10 Oct
52%Partly cloudy
0% · 9 h 24 min moon-free
19:23–04:48
Sun11 Oct
60%Partly cloudy
1% · 9 h 24 min moon-free
19:23–04:47
6-hourly data
Mon12 Oct
74%Cloudy
4% · 9 h 13 min moon-free
19:23–04:47
6-hourly data
Tue13 Oct
32%Partly cloudy
9% · 8 h 22 min moon-free
19:24–04:46
6-hourly data
Wed14 Oct
84%Cloudy
16% · 7 h 32 min moon-free
19:24–04:45
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
- 18:13
- Civil dusk (−6°)
- 18:34
- Nautical dusk (−12°)
- 18:59
- Astronomical dusk (−18°)
- 19:23
- Astronomical dawn (−18°)
- 04:49
- Nautical dawn (−12°)
- 05:13
- Civil dawn (−6°)
- 05:38
- Sunrise
- 05:59
Dark window: 19:23 – 04:49 GMT+8 (9 h 26 min)
The Moon
Waning Crescent
- Illuminated
- 4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Moonrise
- 04:43
- Moonset
- 16:16
- Moon-free dark time
- 9 h 20 min
Next phases
- New MoonSat 10 Oct23:50
- First QuarterMon 19 Oct00:13
- Full MoonMon 26 Oct12:12
- Last QuarterMon 2 Nov04:28
- Next lunar eclipse visible here
- Partial · Fri 7 Jul 2028, 02:19 · Moon 58° up
- Next solar eclipse visible here
- Partial · Sat 22 Jul 2028, 10:15 · 96% 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
| Planet | Rises | Transits (altitude) | Sets | Best seen tonight | Brightness | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JupiterVisible | 02:50 | 08:42 · 66° | 14:38 | 03:43–04:49, E | mag -1.9 | Leo |
| SaturnVisible | 17:54 | 23:54 · 80° | 05:54 | 19:23–04:49, N | mag 0.2 | Cetus |
| MarsVisible | 01:55 | 07:44 · 62° | 13:35 | 02:43–04:49, NE | mag 1.1 | Cancer |
| Venus | 07:04 | 13:23 · 77° | 19:38 | Below 10° | mag -4.6 | Virgo |
| Mercury | 07:24 | 13:37 · 82° | 19:50 | Below 10° | mag -0.1 | Libra |
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.
- Oct10Sat
Moon · 23:50
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
- Oct12Mon
Planet · 18:06
Mercury at greatest evening elongation
25° from the Sun — the best evening view of Mercury, low in the west after sunset.
- Oct26Mon
Moon · 12:12
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
- Oct29Thu
Moon · 02:04
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 364,397 km.
- Nov9Mon
Moon · 15:02
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
- Nov24Tue
Moon · 22:54
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
- Nov26Thu
Moon · 05:02
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 359,335 km.
- Dec9Wed
Moon · 08:52
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
- Dec22Tue
Season · 04:50
Summer solstice
The shortest night of the year — the fewest dark hours.
- Dec24Thu
Moon · 09:28
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
- Dec24Thu
Moon · 16:32
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 356,641 km.
- Jan4Mon
Planet · 01:56
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 Bali (Denpasar) tonight?
- Overcast for the rest of the night; the Moon (4% lit) rises at 04:43. That is the hourly total-cloud forecast for Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia 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 high and thin, which dims faint objects rather than hiding the sky.
- When does it get dark in Bali (Denpasar) tonight?
- In Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia on the night of 8 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 19:23 and lasts until 04:49 GMT+8 — 9 h 26 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 18:13, and nautical twilight ends at 18:59.
- Is the Moon up tonight in Bali (Denpasar)?
- On the night of 8 October 2026 in Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia, the Moon is a waning crescent, 4% illuminated. It sets at 16:16 and rises at 04:43, GMT+8. 9 h 20 min of the dark window is moon-free.
- Which planets can I see from Bali (Denpasar) tonight?
- From Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia on the night of 8 October 2026: Mars (02:43–04:49, highest 38° in the NE at 04:49, magnitude 1.1); Jupiter (03:43–04:49, highest 27° in the E at 04:49, magnitude -1.9); Saturn (19:23–04:49, highest 80° in the N at 23:53, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+8; all are visible to the naked eye.
Forecast details
- Location
- 8.650° S, 115.217° E
- Elevation
- 33 m
- Time zone
- Asia/Makassar (GMT+8)
- 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 8.650° S, 115.217° E, elevation 33 m, time zone Asia/Makassar. 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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