Will it be clear for stargazing in Taipei tonight?

Partly cloudy for the rest of the night; the Moon (5% lit) rises at 04:15. That is the hourly total-cloud forecast for Taipei, Taiwan on the night of 8 October 2026, read inside the darkest hours: under 25% cloud counts as clear and 65% or more as cloudy.

When does it get dark in Taipei tonight?

In Taipei, Taiwan on the night of 8 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 18:49 and lasts until 04:33 GMT+8 — 9 h 43 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 17:33, and nautical twilight ends at 18:23.

Is the Moon up tonight in Taipei?

On the night of 8 October 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, the Moon is a waning crescent, 5% illuminated. It sets at 16:00 and rises at 04:15, GMT+8. 9 h 25 min of the dark window is moon-free.

Which planets can I see from Taipei tonight?

From Taipei, Taiwan on the night of 8 October 2026: Mars (01:29–04:33, highest 51° in the E at 04:33, magnitude 1.1); Jupiter (02:39–04:33, highest 37° in the E at 04:33, magnitude -1.9); Saturn (18:49–04:33, highest 67° in the S at 23:29, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+8; all are visible to the naked eye.

Stargazing forecast

Stargazing forecast for Taipei, Taiwan

Thu 8 Oct night
25.053° N, 121.526° E
5 m
GMT+8 · Asia/Taipei

Open the live forecast — sky score, seeing, 7 nights

Tonight at a glance

Partly cloudy for the rest of the night; the Moon (5% lit) rises at 04:15.

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.

Updated 02:24 GMT+8 (8 Oct, 18:24 UTC) · MET Norway forecast issued 8 Oct, 17:18 UTC

Cloud cover: 23%Clear
Dark hours: 9 h 43 min18:49–04:33
Moon: 5%9 h 25 min moon-free
Wind: 16 km/hLight
Low temperature: 22°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 Taipei
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, Civil twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–18, Astronomical twilight 18–19, Dark 19–05, Civil twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–18
Total cloud	19	25	24	28	60	48	50	46	55	81	51	32	41	75	36	16	38	77	95	56	47	54	51	84	89	86	88	95	92	81	66	88	95	98	98	89	98	98	95	84
Low cloud	19	25	24	27	28	23	13	20	30	81	51	32	41	75	35	16	37	76	95	56	46	53	49	84	88	86	88	95	91	81	66	88	95	98	98	89	98	98	95	84
Mid cloud	4	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	4	2	1	2	0	1	3	6	5	2	5	2	11	22	26	23	31	25	52	38	16	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
High cloud	0	0	0	2	45	32	43	32	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sun & Moon
Temperature °C	22	22	22	21	21	23	25	26	27	27	28	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	25	26	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	26
Dew point °C; dew risk (within 2° of the dew point): 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Wind km/h	18	16	15	16	16	18	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	21	19	19	21	22	22	21	21	21	19	19	20	20	19	19	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	17
Rain (mm)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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.

Tonight8 Oct
23%Clear
5% · 9 h 30 min moon-free
18:49–04:33
Fri9 Oct
69%Cloudy
1% · 9 h 45 min moon-free
18:48–04:33
Sat10 Oct
49%Partly cloudy
0% · 9 h 46 min moon-free
18:47–04:34
Sun11 Oct
56%Partly cloudy
1% · 9 h 48 min moon-free
18:46–04:34
6-hourly data
Mon12 Oct
16%Clear
4% · 9 h 49 min moon-free
18:46–04:34
6-hourly data
Tue13 Oct
28%Partly cloudy
9% · 9 h 40 min moon-free
18:45–04:35
6-hourly data
Wed14 Oct
20%Clear
16% · 9 h 2 min moon-free
18:44–04:35
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: 17:33
Civil dusk (−6°): 17:56
Nautical dusk (−12°): 18:23
Astronomical dusk (−18°): 18:49
Astronomical dawn (−18°): 04:33
Nautical dawn (−12°): 04:59
Civil dawn (−6°): 05:26
Sunrise: 05:49

Dark window: 18:49 – 04:33 GMT+8 (9 h 43 min)

The Moon

Waning Crescent

Illuminated: 5%
Age: 27.6 days
Moonrise: 04:15
Moonset: 16:00
Moon-free dark time: 9 h 25 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 30° up
Next solar eclipse visible here: Partial · Sat 1 Jun 2030, 16:15 · 24% 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

Planets tonight — Taipei
Planet	Rises	Transits (altitude)	Sets	Best seen tonight	Brightness	In
JupiterVisible	01:46	08:17 · 80°	14:51	02:39–04:33, E	mag -1.9	Leo
SaturnVisible	17:24	23:29 · 67°	05:34	18:49–04:33, S	mag 0.2	Cetus
MarsVisible	00:38	07:19 · 85°	14:02	01:29–04:33, E	mag 1.1	Cancer
Venus	07:34	12:58 · 44°	18:18	Below 10°	mag -4.6	Virgo
Mercury	07:43	13:11 · 48°	18:41	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
Winter solstice
The longest night of the year — the most hours of darkness.
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 Taipei tonight?: Partly cloudy for the rest of the night; the Moon (5% lit) rises at 04:15. That is the hourly total-cloud forecast for Taipei, Taiwan on the night of 8 October 2026, read inside the darkest hours: under 25% cloud counts as clear and 65% or more as cloudy.
When does it get dark in Taipei tonight?: In Taipei, Taiwan on the night of 8 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 18:49 and lasts until 04:33 GMT+8 — 9 h 43 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 17:33, and nautical twilight ends at 18:23.
Is the Moon up tonight in Taipei?: On the night of 8 October 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, the Moon is a waning crescent, 5% illuminated. It sets at 16:00 and rises at 04:15, GMT+8. 9 h 25 min of the dark window is moon-free.
Which planets can I see from Taipei tonight?: From Taipei, Taiwan on the night of 8 October 2026: Mars (01:29–04:33, highest 51° in the E at 04:33, magnitude 1.1); Jupiter (02:39–04:33, highest 37° in the E at 04:33, magnitude -1.9); Saturn (18:49–04:33, highest 67° in the S at 23:29, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+8; all are visible to the naked eye.

Forecast details

Location: 25.053° N, 121.526° E
Elevation: 5 m
Time zone: Asia/Taipei (GMT+8)
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 25.053° N, 121.526° E, elevation 5 m, time zone Asia/Taipei. 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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