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Stargazing forecast for Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Thu 8 Oct night
  • 6.215° S, 106.845° E
  • 16 m
  • GMT+7 · Asia/Jakarta
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Tonight at a glance

Variable cloud, no long clear spell; the Moon (4% lit) rises at 04:17.

  • Rain or showers possible from about 01:00.

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

Cloud cover
66%Cloudy
Dark hours
9 h 29 min18:55–04:24
Moon
4%9 h 25 min moon-free
Wind
5 km/hCalm
Low temperature
26°CDuring the dark hours
Dew risk
ModerateAir comes within 3° 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 Jakarta
GMT+7Fri 9Sat 10
Hour01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122230001020304050607080910111213141516
Sky: Dark 01–04, Astronomical twilight 04–05, Civil twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–18, Nautical twilight 18–19, Dark 19–04, Astronomical twilight 04–05, Civil twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–17
Total cloud41477898814726915131010146222511253179888827212216861119163463414679
Low cloud1619243113207213952200004923267281521689964001761838292675
Mid cloud2017458830920937791362212210111425671315148221102102249173943
High cloud1326567070301000000000000000000000000000000000
Sun & Moon
Temperature °C27272726262627283031323332323231303029292929282726262626262627293132333333313230
Dew point °C23232323232323222222212122222222222223232323232323232323232323232222222222232223
Wind km/h345758656913171716151212109877667764566668151918181814
Rain (mm)0.200.40.20000000000000000.1000.70.400000000000.21.30.70.91.41.3
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

    66%Cloudy

    4% · 9 h 20 min moon-free

    18:55–04:24

  2. Fri9 Oct

    38%Partly cloudy

    1% · 9 h 28 min moon-free

    18:55–04:23

  3. Sat10 Oct

    75%Cloudy

    0% · 9 h 28 min moon-free

    18:55–04:23

  4. Sun11 Oct

    78%Cloudy

    1% · 9 h 27 min moon-free

    18:55–04:22

    6-hourly data

  5. Mon12 Oct

    58%Partly cloudy

    4% · 9 h 17 min moon-free

    18:55–04:22

    6-hourly data

  6. Tue13 Oct

    56%Partly cloudy

    9% · 8 h 26 min moon-free

    18:55–04:21

    6-hourly data

  7. Wed14 Oct

    66%Cloudy

    16% · 7 h 36 min moon-free

    18:55–04:21

    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
17:46
Civil dusk (−6°)
18:07
Nautical dusk (−12°)
18:31
Astronomical dusk (−18°)
18:55
Astronomical dawn (−18°)
04:24
Nautical dawn (−12°)
04:48
Civil dawn (−6°)
05:13
Sunrise
05:33

Dark window: 18:55 – 04:24 GMT+7 (9 h 29 min)

The Moon

Waning Crescent

Illuminated
4%
Age
27.6 days
Moonrise
04:17
Moonset
15:52
Moon-free dark time
9 h 25 min

Next phases

  1. New MoonSat 10 Oct22:50
  2. First QuarterSun 18 Oct23:13
  3. Full MoonMon 26 Oct11:12
  4. Last QuarterMon 2 Nov03:28
Next lunar eclipse visible here
Partial · Fri 7 Jul 2028, 01:19 · Moon 64° up
Next solar eclipse visible here
Partial · Sat 22 Jul 2028, 08:54 · 89% 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 — Jakarta
PlanetRisesTransits (altitude)SetsBest seen tonightBrightnessIn
JupiterVisible02:2108:16 · 69°14:1403:05–04:24, Emag -1.9Leo
SaturnVisible17:2723:27 · 82°05:2818:55–04:24, Nmag 0.2Cetus
MarsVisible01:2407:17 · 64°13:1202:15–04:24, NEmag 1.1Cancer
Venus06:4112:57 · 75°19:08Below 10°mag -4.6Virgo
Mercury07:0013:10 · 79°19:20Below 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 · 22:50

    New Moon

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

  2. Oct12Mon

    Planet · 17:06

    Mercury at greatest evening elongation

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

  3. Oct26Mon

    Moon · 11:12

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  4. Oct29Thu

    Moon · 01:04

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 364,397 km.

  5. Nov9Mon

    Moon · 14:02

    New Moon

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

  6. Nov24Tue

    Moon · 21:54

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  7. Nov26Thu

    Moon · 04:02

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 359,335 km.

  8. Dec9Wed

    Moon · 07:52

    New Moon

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

  9. Dec22Tue

    Season · 03:50

    Summer solstice

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

  10. Dec24Thu

    Moon · 08:28

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  11. Dec24Thu

    Moon · 15:32

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 356,641 km.

  12. Jan4Mon

    Planet · 00:56

    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 Jakarta tonight?
Variable cloud, no long clear spell; the Moon (4% lit) rises at 04:17. That is the hourly total-cloud forecast for Jakarta, 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. Rain or showers possible from about 01:00.
When does it get dark in Jakarta tonight?
In Jakarta, Indonesia on the night of 8 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 18:55 and lasts until 04:24 GMT+7 — 9 h 29 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 17:46, and nautical twilight ends at 18:31.
Is the Moon up tonight in Jakarta?
On the night of 8 October 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Moon is a waning crescent, 4% illuminated. It sets at 15:52 and rises at 04:17, GMT+7. 9 h 25 min of the dark window is moon-free.
Which planets can I see from Jakarta tonight?
From Jakarta, Indonesia on the night of 8 October 2026: Mars (02:15–04:24, highest 40° in the NE at 04:24, magnitude 1.1); Jupiter (03:05–04:24, highest 29° in the E at 04:24, magnitude -1.9); Saturn (18:55–04:24, highest 82° in the N at 23:25, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+7; all are visible to the naked eye.

Forecast details

Location
6.215° S, 106.845° E
Elevation
16 m
Time zone
Asia/Jakarta (GMT+7)
Weather model
MET Norway Locationforecast 2.0
Forecast issued
8 Oct, 17:18 UTC
Next update expected
≈ 8 Oct, 18:54 UTC
Page generated
8 Oct, 18:24 UTC
Astronomy
Computed with astronomy-engine for these coordinates

Computed for 6.215° S, 106.845° E, elevation 16 m, time zone Asia/Jakarta. 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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