Musim langit gelap, bulan demi bulan di seluruh dunia
Pesta bintang, inti Bima Sakti, firefall — malam-malam saat langit jadi atraksinya.
31 destinasi di SeasonMap, diperingkat di dalam tiap bulan menurut skor kenyamanan — karena intinya bukan hanya di mana musimnya sedang berlangsung, tapi apakah cuacanya sepadan dengan perjalanan selama itu.
Kapan berlangsung
Musim langit gelap di Januari
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.96
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.95
- Al-`Ula 🇸🇦 Arab SaudiDark-sky season · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.86
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 YordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.76
- Pulau Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JepangThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Des – 15 Jun (biasanya)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.73
- Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Okt – 15 Apr (biasanya)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.70
- Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasilSunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul · 15 Des – 15 Jan (biasanya)For a few weeks around the solstice the low morning sun drops straight through the cave mouth and lights the lake from underneath.59
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.53
- Canyonlands National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatGold-tier dark skies · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.46
- Taman Nasional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.41
- Great Sand Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.41
Musim langit gelap di Februari
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.96
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.95
- Al-`Ula 🇸🇦 Arab SaudiDark-sky season · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.94
- Pulau Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JepangThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Des – 15 Jun (biasanya)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.79
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 YordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.79
- Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Okt – 15 Apr (biasanya)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.75
- Whitby 🇬🇧 Britania RayaDark Skies Festival · 10 Feb – 2 Mar (biasanya)The North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales run over two weeks of stargazing safaris, night walks and observatory sessions around the February half-term, some within reach of Whitby.60
- Air terjun Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (biasanya)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.57
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.57
- Canyonlands National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatGold-tier dark skies · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.57
- Taman Nasional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.50
- Great Sand Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.49
- Taman Nasional Yosemite 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatHorsetail Fall at sunset · 8–27 Feb (biasanya)For about two weeks in mid-February the last sun hits Horsetail Fall and the water glows orange for ten minutes.33
Musim langit gelap di Maret
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.97
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.95
- Al-`Ula 🇸🇦 Arab SaudiDark-sky season · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.89
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 YordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.85
- Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Okt – 15 Apr (biasanya)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.81
- Pulau Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JepangThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Des – 15 Jun (biasanya)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.80
- Villa de Leyva 🇨🇴 KolombiaFestival de Astronomia · 14–26 Mar (biasanya)Telescopes fill the enormous cobbled plaza for a long weekend in March, with talks, a guest country and a town that turns its lights down for it.76
- Air terjun Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (biasanya)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.67
- Whitby 🇬🇧 Britania RayaDark Skies Festival · 10 Feb – 2 Mar (biasanya)The North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales run over two weeks of stargazing safaris, night walks and observatory sessions around the February half-term, some within reach of Whitby.67
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (biasanya)On the two or three nights around each full moon while the spray is still high, there is enough moonlight for a moonbow over the gorge, and the park opens after dark for it.66
- Canyonlands National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatGold-tier dark skies · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.66
- Siem Reap 🇰🇭 KambojaAngkor Wat equinox sunrise · 18–24 Mar (biasanya)Twice a year the sun comes up directly over the central tower as seen from the western causeway, and the pond in front of it is three deep from five in the morning.65
- Taman Nasional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.60
- Great Sand Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.59
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Okt (biasanya)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.59
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.58
Musim langit gelap di April
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.93
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.92
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 YordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.88
- Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Okt – 15 Apr (biasanya)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.82
- Al-`Ula 🇸🇦 Arab SaudiAlUla Skies Festival · 10–30 Apr (biasanya)Ten days of balloon flights over Hegra at dawn and tethered glow nights after dark.77
- Taman Nasional Hutan Membatu 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky nights · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.76
- Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.76
- Pulau Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JepangThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Des – 15 Jun (biasanya)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.75
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (biasanya)On the two or three nights around each full moon while the spray is still high, there is enough moonlight for a moonbow over the gorge, and the park opens after dark for it.74
- Air terjun Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (biasanya)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.74
- Taman Nasional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.67
- Danau Tekapo 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.67
- Great Sand Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.65
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Okt (biasanya)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.65
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.64
- Aoraki/Gunung Cook 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.54
Musim langit gelap di Mei
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.88
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.86
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (biasanya)On the two or three nights around each full moon while the spray is still high, there is enough moonlight for a moonbow over the gorge, and the park opens after dark for it.81
- Air terjun Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (biasanya)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.81
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Okt (biasanya)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.81
- Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.79
- Taman Nasional Hutan Membatu 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky nights · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.77
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.68
- Taman Nasional Ngarai Bryce 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatMilky Way season · 1 Mei – 30 Sep (biasanya)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.68
- Great Basin National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatSummer astronomy programmes · 24 Mei – 7 Sep (biasanya)Roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, rangers give an evening talk followed by telescope viewing at the astronomy amphitheatre, Thursday to Sunday; no booking, but numbers are capped by the parking.61
- Pulau Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JepangThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Des – 15 Jun (biasanya)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.60
- Danau Tekapo 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.58
- Aoraki/Gunung Cook 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.45
Musim langit gelap di Juni
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Okt (biasanya)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.89
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.84
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (biasanya)On the two or three nights around each full moon while the spray is still high, there is enough moonlight for a moonbow over the gorge, and the park opens after dark for it.83
- Air terjun Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (biasanya)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.83
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.83
- Taman Nasional Ngarai Bryce 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatMilky Way season · 1 Mei – 30 Sep (biasanya)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.80
- Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.80
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (biasanya)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.75
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.72
- Taman Nasional Hutan Membatu 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky nights · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.72
- Great Basin National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatSummer astronomy programmes · 24 Mei – 7 Sep (biasanya)Roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, rangers give an evening talk followed by telescope viewing at the astronomy amphitheatre, Thursday to Sunday; no booking, but numbers are capped by the parking.72
- Pulau Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JepangThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Des – 15 Jun (biasanya)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.57
- Danau Tekapo 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.48
- Aoraki/Gunung Cook 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.39
Musim langit gelap di Juli
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Okt (biasanya)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.92
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.85
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.84
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (biasanya)On the two or three nights around each full moon while the spray is still high, there is enough moonlight for a moonbow over the gorge, and the park opens after dark for it.82
- Air terjun Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (biasanya)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.82
- Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.81
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.78
- Great Basin National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatSummer astronomy programmes · 24 Mei – 7 Sep (biasanya)Roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, rangers give an evening talk followed by telescope viewing at the astronomy amphitheatre, Thursday to Sunday; no booking, but numbers are capped by the parking.78
- Taman Nasional Ngarai Bryce 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatMilky Way season · 1 Mei – 30 Sep (biasanya)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.76
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (biasanya)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.71
- Taman Nasional Hutan Membatu 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky nights · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.62
- Danau Tekapo 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.44
- Joshua Tree Visitor Center 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatPerseids and new-moon nights · 25 Jul – 20 Agu (biasanya)The park is a designated International Dark Sky Park and August's meteor shower is the busiest night of its year, with the pullouts along Park Boulevard taken by dusk.41
- Aoraki/Gunung Cook 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.33
Musim langit gelap di Agustus
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.87
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Okt (biasanya)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.87
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.87
- Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.79
- Taman Nasional Ngarai Bryce 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatMilky Way season · 1 Mei – 30 Sep (biasanya)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.78
- Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatVoyageurs Star Party · 8 Agu – 15 Sep (biasanya)The park's free night-sky festival with Voyageurs Conservancy pairs telescopes, talks, music and paddling at the Rainy Lake and Kabetogama visitor centres; it has moved from mid-August to Labor Day and mid-September, so check the year.78
- Great Basin National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatSummer astronomy programmes · 24 Mei – 7 Sep (biasanya)Roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, rangers give an evening talk followed by telescope viewing at the astronomy amphitheatre, Thursday to Sunday; no booking, but numbers are capped by the parking.75
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.74
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (biasanya)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.74
- Taman Nasional Hutan Membatu 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky nights · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.71
- Danau Tekapo 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.53
- Joshua Tree Visitor Center 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatPerseids and new-moon nights · 25 Jul – 20 Agu (biasanya)The park is a designated International Dark Sky Park and August's meteor shower is the busiest night of its year, with the pullouts along Park Boulevard taken by dusk.46
- Aoraki/Gunung Cook 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.40
Musim langit gelap di September
- Flagstaff, Arizona 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatFlagstaff Star Party · 28 Sep – 6 Okt (biasanya)Telescopes out in Buffalo Park for three nights in the world's first dark sky city, which has been running amber street lighting since 2001.94
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.91
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.90
- Taman Nasional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.82
- Sedona 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky season · 15 Sep – 20 Nov (biasanya)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.82
- Great Sand Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.81
- Taman nasional zion 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 31 Okt (biasanya)The park is certified for its night skies and the autumn air after the monsoon is the clearest of the year.80
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Okt (biasanya)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.80
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (biasanya)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.78
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 YordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.78
- Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.77
- Taman Nasional Hutan Membatu 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky nights · 1 Apr – 30 Sep (biasanya)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.75
- Taman Nasional Ngarai Bryce 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatMilky Way season · 1 Mei – 30 Sep (biasanya)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.74
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.69
- Great Basin National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatSummer astronomy programmes · 24 Mei – 7 Sep (biasanya)Roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, rangers give an evening talk followed by telescope viewing at the astronomy amphitheatre, Thursday to Sunday; no booking, but numbers are capped by the parking.69
- Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatVoyageurs Star Party · 8 Agu – 15 Sep (biasanya)The park's free night-sky festival with Voyageurs Conservancy pairs telescopes, talks, music and paddling at the Rainy Lake and Kabetogama visitor centres; it has moved from mid-August to Labor Day and mid-September, so check the year.66
- Danau Tekapo 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.61
- Aoraki/Gunung Cook 🇳🇿 Selandia BaruMilky Way season · 15 Apr – 15 Sep (biasanya)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.42
Musim langit gelap di Oktober
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.94
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.92
- Sedona 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky season · 15 Sep – 20 Nov (biasanya)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.86
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 YordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.86
- Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Okt – 15 Apr (biasanya)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.82
- Flagstaff, Arizona 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatFlagstaff Star Party · 28 Sep – 6 Okt (biasanya)Telescopes out in Buffalo Park for three nights in the world's first dark sky city, which has been running amber street lighting since 2001.81
- Canyonlands National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatGold-tier dark skies · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.74
- Taman nasional zion 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 31 Okt (biasanya)The park is certified for its night skies and the autumn air after the monsoon is the clearest of the year.72
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Okt (biasanya)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.72
- Taman Nasional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.69
- Great Sand Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.69
- Al-`Ula 🇸🇦 Arab SaudiDark-sky season · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.69
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.59
Musim langit gelap di November
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.94
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.94
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 YordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.87
- Al-`Ula 🇸🇦 Arab SaudiDark-sky season · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.84
- Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Okt – 15 Apr (biasanya)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.77
- Sedona 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark-sky season · 15 Sep – 20 Nov (biasanya)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.77
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.62
- Canyonlands National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatGold-tier dark skies · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.62
- Great Sand Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.57
- Taman Nasional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.56
Musim langit gelap di Desember
- La Serena, Chili 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.96
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.95
- Al-`Ula 🇸🇦 Arab SaudiDark-sky season · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.92
- Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 YordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.78
- Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Okt – 15 Apr (biasanya)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.72
- Big Sur 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatKeyhole Arch sunset · 8–28 Des (biasanya)For a fortnight around the solstice the setting sun lines up through the arch at Pfeiffer Beach and lights the water inside it.70
- Pulau Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JepangThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Des – 15 Jun (biasanya)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.69
- Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasilSunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul · 15 Des – 15 Jan (biasanya)For a few weeks around the solstice the low morning sun drops straight through the cave mouth and lights the lake from underneath.57
- Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Jan – 31 DesThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.55
- Canyonlands National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatGold-tier dark skies · 1 Okt – 31 Mar (biasanya)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.50
- Great Sand Dunes National Park 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.45
- Taman Nasional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Amerika SerikatDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Apr (biasanya)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.43