Stargazing locations tonight

Georgetown · Guyana

Coastal Georgetown sits under humid Atlantic trade winds, so transparency often improves after evening showers clear. Near-equatorial nights keep the Milky Way core high when the moon is down.

Bartica · Guyana

Bartica is the classic jump-off toward darker Essequibo and interior skies once you leave coastal light domes. Check cloud decks and dew point before a night drive upriver.

Lethem · Guyana

Rupununi savannah around Lethem ranks among Guyana’s darkest accessible horizons. Dry-season nights reward wide-field Milky Way and satellite watching when dust settles.

Mahdia · Guyana

Interior Guyana near Mahdia stays far from coastal light pollution when weather cooperates. Confirm transparency and moon timing before committing to a forest-edge session.

Mabaruma · Guyana

North-west Guyana around Mabaruma is a dark-sky candidate with sparse settlement glow. Pair weather layers with a moonless dark-sky window for the best hours.

Paramaribo · Suriname

Paramaribo shares Guyana’s near-equatorial sky clock but with a denser coastal light dome along the Suriname River. Inland clearings after tropical showers can open brief deep-sky windows.

Port of Spain · Trinidad and Tobago

Port of Spain’s urban glow pushes serious observing toward the Northern Range or Tobago’s quieter coasts. Dry-season nights still deliver bright ISS passes over the Gulf of Paria.

Kingston · Jamaica

Kingston’s basin traps city light, so Blue Mountains ridgelines are the usual escape for darker skies. Tropical convection means the clearest transparency often follows a late-day storm.

Caracas · Venezuela

Caracas sits in a mountain valley where orographic cloud often hugs the hills while coastal Vargas stays clearer. Elevation helps transparency when trade-wind haze stays below the ridge.

Havana · Cuba

Havana’s humid subtropical nights trade bright city glow for quick-clearing showers. Drive east toward darker Matanzas and Zapata shores when the forecast shows mid-level cloud dropping.

Santo Domingo · Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo faces Atlantic moisture and afternoon thunderstorms that can leave crystal evenings. Interior Cordillera dark sites beat coastal light for deep-sky once humidity falls.

Bridgetown · Barbados

Barbados offers open Atlantic horizons with steady trade winds that keep dew moving. East-coast dark pockets away from Bridgetown glow reward short island drives on moonless nights.

Bogotá · Colombia

High-altitude Bogotá nights cool quickly, but Andean cloud and humidity still decide transparency. Near-equatorial latitude keeps the galactic centre reachable for months when the altiplano clears.

Quito · Ecuador

Quito’s near-zero latitude puts both celestial poles low and the Milky Way nearly overhead in season. Thin Andean air helps when afternoon convection collapses after sunset.

Lima · Peru

Lima’s coastal garúa cloud often blankets the city for weeks, so serious observers watch the Andean foothills inland. When the marine layer retreats, southern winter Milky Way nights open fast.

Santiago · Chile

Santiago sits under a bright valley light dome, yet nearby Andes foothills feed world-class Chilean dark-sky culture. Winter nights bring Magellanic Clouds and a towering southern Milky Way.

La Serena · Chile

La Serena anchors Chile’s Coquimbo astronomy corridor near Cerro Tololo and La Silla heritage skies. Coastal fog battles clear highland air — pick elevation carefully on any given night.

Buenos Aires · Argentina

Buenos Aires light pollution is intense, so dark-sky drives toward the pampas matter for deep-sky work. Southern winters still put the Magellanic Clouds and Scorpius high for coastal observers.

São Paulo · Brazil

São Paulo’s megacity glow pushes astronomy toward Serra da Mantiqueira and coastal ranges. Humid subtropical nights reward patience — post-frontal dry air is when faint structure appears.

Mexico City · Mexico

Mexico City’s altitude helps seeing, but valley smog and light drown faint targets from the centre. Clear winter nights over nearby volcanoes open rich tropical Milky Way views.

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Rio’s coastal mountains create microclimates — one bay cloudy while the other clears. Southern winter brings a bright galactic core over darker Serra sites west of the metro glow.

Cusco · Peru

High Andean air above Cusco thins haze and sharpens southern deep-sky targets. Altitude cold and thin oxygen matter as much as cloud decks for long sessions near the Sacred Valley.

Nairobi · Kenya

Near-equatorial Nairobi sits high enough that nights cool quickly after sunset, improving seeing when dust is low. City glow is strong, but highland escapes reveal both hemispheres’ summer Milky Way arcs.

Lagos · Nigeria

Lagos humidity and marine haze often mute faint detail even when the forecast says clear. Equatorial nights still reward bright planets and ISS passes over the lagoon when Harmattan dust is absent.

Accra · Ghana

Accra’s coastal light and sea mist favor bright-sky targets over faint nebulae from downtown. Dry-season Harmattan nights inland open longer dark windows for equatorial Milky Way photography.

Addis Ababa · Ethiopia

Addis Ababa’s high elevation thins the air and can deliver sharp stellar images when the rainy season breaks. Urban glow is rising, so darker plateaus outside the capital unlock deeper southern sky views.

Cape Town · South Africa

Cape Town faces true southern skies: Magellanic Clouds, the Coal Sack, and a winter Milky Way that climbs high over Table Mountain. Atlantic fronts clear fast but return with equal speed.

Windhoek · Namibia

Windhoek sits on the edge of Namibia’s legendary dark-sky highland and desert corridors. Dry air and sparse light pollution make it a southern-hemisphere deep-sky stronghold when dust storms stay away.

Dar es Salaam · Tanzania

Dar es Salaam’s coastal humidity fights inland Morogoro clarity, yet equatorial southern skies put Magellanic Clouds and the galactic core high when the monsoon lulls. Plan around Indian Ocean moisture surges.

Kampala · Uganda

Kampala sits almost on the equator beside Lake Victoria’s lake-effect cloud. Clear gaps open both celestial hemispheres at once — a rare planning advantage when mist lifts after midnight.

Johannesburg · South Africa

Johannesburg’s Highveld altitude delivers thin air and crisp winter nights when dust settles. City light pushes serious imaging toward Magaliesberg and Karoo-direction escapes.

Marrakesh · Morocco

Marrakesh sits under Sahara-edge skies where dust and heat haze compete with superb desert transparency. Atlas foothill sites often outclass the medina glow after a cool northerly.

Tucson · United States

Tucson pioneered municipal dark-sky lighting and sits beside world-famous Sonoran observing sites. Dry desert air rewards summer monsoon gaps and long winter galaxy season nights.

Flagstaff · United States

Flagstaff is the original International Dark Sky City, with high-elevation pine forests and Lowell Observatory heritage. Cold, dry winters deliver some of the Southwest’s steadiest transparency.

Hilo · United States

Hilo’s windward rain often yields to clearer Mauna Kea and saddle-road elevations just inland. Near-tropical latitude keeps both northern and southern deep-sky targets in play year-round.

Los Angeles · United States

Los Angeles light pollution is extreme, so Mount Wilson, Angeles Crest, and desert escapes define real sessions. Santa Ana winds can produce rare crystal nights over the basin.

New York · United States

New York’s skyglow limits most deep-sky work to bright satellites, planets, and lunar detail from the boroughs. Cold high-pressure winter nights are when upstate and Long Island dark sites shine.

Denver · United States

Denver’s mile-high air thins turbulence, but Front Range light and upslope cloud still matter. A short drive into the Rockies unlocks darker summer Milky Way and winter galaxy fields.

Vancouver · Canada

Vancouver’s marine layer and winter rain dominate, so clear arctic-outflow nights are gold. Summer twilight is long this far north — dark windows shrink around the solstice.

Chicago · United States

Chicago winters can be brilliantly transparent after a dry cold front, while lake-effect cloud frustrates spring and fall. Light pollution pushes dark-sky trips toward rural Illinois and Wisconsin.

Miami · United States

Miami’s subtropical moisture and city glow make Everglades and Keys horizons the real observing cards. Dry-season cold fronts briefly unlock sharp tropical nights over the Atlantic.

London · United Kingdom

London’s maritime climate means cloud is the main enemy more than dew alone. High northern latitude stretches summer twilight, so deep darkness is a winter and autumn prize.

Paris · France

Paris light pollution is severe, pushing observers toward Île-de-France countryside and Champagne dark pockets. Anticyclonic winter nights bring the longest transparent windows of the year.

Berlin · Germany

Berlin winters offer long nights and occasional crystal continental air after Siberian highs. City glow is strong, but Brandenburg lakes and forests remain popular dark-sky escapes.

Madrid · Spain

Madrid’s altitude and dry meseta climate favour sharp stellar images when pollution haze drops. Sierra de Guadarrama and darker Castilla sites open rich summer Milky Way sessions.

Rome · Italy

Rome’s historic light dome limits faint targets inside the GRA ring, so Appennine foothills are the usual remedy. Mediterranean winters bring clearer transparency between Atlantic storm tracks.

Amsterdam · Netherlands

Amsterdam’s maritime climate means frequent low cloud, yet North Sea clear-outs can be sudden. High-latitude summers barely get astronomical night — winter is the serious season.

Athens · Greece

Athens combines Mediterranean summer haze with superb autumn and spring transparency after meltemi winds. Island and mountain escapes outclass the Attica light bowl for deep-sky.

Singapore · Singapore

Urban Singapore needs careful transparency and light-pollution planning before chasing faint targets. Equatorial nights still deliver frequent ISS passes and bright planet alignments year-round.

Jakarta · Indonesia

Tropical Jakarta nights fight dew, monsoon cloud, and dense urban glow along Java’s north coast. When the dry season settles, equatorial Milky Way hours return for highland escapes inland.

Bangkok · Thailand

Bangkok’s heat island and haze favour bright objects unless you drive toward drier northeast or Gulf coasts. Cool-season nights (Nov–Feb) bring the year’s best transparency.

Manila · Philippines

Manila Bay haze and metro light make Tagaytay and Cordillera escapes the practical dark-sky play. Typhoon-season breaks can leave superb transparency for a night or two.

Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur’s equatorial convection builds towering afternoon storms that sometimes leave pristine late nights. Highlands toward Genting and Cameron open darker horizons than the Klang Valley floor.

Tokyo · Japan

Tokyo’s skyglow is intense, so Okutama, Bōsō, and Izu dark sites define real deep-sky nights. Winter Siberian highs deliver the sharpest transparency of the year.

Seoul · South Korea

Seoul’s dense light dome pushes observers toward Gangwon mountains and west-coast islands. Cold continental winters bring long nights and occasional crystal Siberian air masses.

Mumbai · India

Mumbai’s monsoon and coastal haze dominate half the year, so post-monsoon winter nights are the serious season. City light pushes deep-sky work toward Western Ghats ridgelines.

Delhi · India

Delhi winters can be cold and clear aloft yet smothered by fog and pollution near the ground. When air quality improves, northern winter constellations and bright planets put on a strong show.

Dubai · United Arab Emirates

Dubai’s desert air can be razor-sharp when dust settles, yet city megawatt glow and humidity spikes dominate. Inland desert reserves reward drives on moonless, post-shamál nights.

Hong Kong · China

Hong Kong’s humid subtropical climate and dense urban light make Sai Kung and island ridges the practical dark options. Autumn high-pressure cells bring the year’s best transparency.

Denpasar · Indonesia

Bali’s wet-season cloud builds daily over the mountains while dry-season nights open rich southern skies. Darker east-coast and highland sites beat Denpasar’s coastal glow.

Sydney · Australia

Sydney faces classic southern skies — Magellanic Clouds, Crux, and a winter Milky Way over the Tasman. Coastal humidity fights inland Blue Mountains clarity on many nights.

Melbourne · Australia

Melbourne’s famous four-seasons-in-a-day weather means cloud forecasts matter more than light alone. Southern winters still deliver Magellanic Clouds and long galactic-centre nights inland.

Auckland · New Zealand

Auckland’s maritime climate brings frequent cloud, yet clear gaps open rich southern deep-sky vistas. Darker escapes toward Northland and Coromandel reward patience after a front passes.

Perth · Australia

Perth enjoys some of Australia’s driest, darkest accessible skies just east of the metro fringe. Southern winters put the galactic core and Magellanic Clouds in prime position over the Wheatbelt.

Christchurch · New Zealand

Christchurch sits under classic South Island southern skies with long winter nights and bright Magellanic Clouds. Alpine foehn clears can follow rain within hours — check the front timing.