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Stargazing forecast for Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia

  • Thu 8 Oct night
  • 8.650° S, 115.217° E
  • 33 m
  • GMT+8 · Asia/Makassar
Open the live forecast — sky score, seeing, 7 nights

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.

Hourly cloud cover (%) and conditions tonight in Bali (Denpasar)
GMT+8Fri 9Sat 10
Hour02030405060708091011121314151617181920212223000102030405060708091011121314151617
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 cloud100989688815652593147444928143217383634485273939129342018151637453535355266503015
Low cloud9466692416192735272727231782798614212837432420139121313164130222121211577
Mid cloud00000006331243714789343123333120219233331005161487721
High cloud9895888477453436200000000000046858811239403247346385538239
Sun & Moon
Temperature °C24242323232426272829292930302928272625252525242424232322222326282929303030302928
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, 0722222222222222222121212222222121212222222323232323222222222222222222222121212020
Wind km/h6677775681215151517171616131198875566788891215182121212018
Rain (mm)0000000.30.30.40.70.50.500000000000000000000.10.20.50.300000
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

    98%Cloudy

    4% · 9 h 20 min moon-free

    19:23–04:49

  2. Fri9 Oct

    51%Partly cloudy

    1% · 9 h 25 min moon-free

    19:23–04:48

  3. Sat10 Oct

    52%Partly cloudy

    0% · 9 h 24 min moon-free

    19:23–04:48

  4. Sun11 Oct

    60%Partly cloudy

    1% · 9 h 24 min moon-free

    19:23–04:47

    6-hourly data

  5. Mon12 Oct

    74%Cloudy

    4% · 9 h 13 min moon-free

    19:23–04:47

    6-hourly data

  6. Tue13 Oct

    32%Partly cloudy

    9% · 8 h 22 min moon-free

    19:24–04:46

    6-hourly data

  7. 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

  1. New MoonSat 10 Oct23:50
  2. First QuarterMon 19 Oct00:13
  3. Full MoonMon 26 Oct12:12
  4. 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

0°30°60°90°18:0020:0022:0000:0002:0004:0006:00MarsJupiterSaturn
Planets tonight — Bali (Denpasar)
PlanetRisesTransits (altitude)SetsBest seen tonightBrightnessIn
JupiterVisible02:5008:42 · 66°14:3803:43–04:49, Emag -1.9Leo
SaturnVisible17:5423:54 · 80°05:5419:23–04:49, Nmag 0.2Cetus
MarsVisible01:5507:44 · 62°13:3502:43–04:49, NEmag 1.1Cancer
Venus07:0413:23 · 77°19:38Below 10°mag -4.6Virgo
Mercury07:2413:37 · 82°19:50Below 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 · 23:50

    New Moon

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

  2. 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.

  3. Oct26Mon

    Moon · 12:12

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  4. Oct29Thu

    Moon · 02:04

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 364,397 km.

  5. Nov9Mon

    Moon · 15:02

    New Moon

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

  6. Nov24Tue

    Moon · 22:54

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  7. Nov26Thu

    Moon · 05:02

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 359,335 km.

  8. Dec9Wed

    Moon · 08:52

    New Moon

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

  9. Dec22Tue

    Season · 04:50

    Summer solstice

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

  10. Dec24Thu

    Moon · 09:28

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  11. Dec24Thu

    Moon · 16:32

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 356,641 km.

  12. 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.

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