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Night sky tonight in Alabama

Tonight's score out of 10 and the best hours for each Alabama city we cover, worked out for its own position and time zone. Open a city for the full forecast: the Moon, planets, meteor showers, northern lights, ISS passes and clouds.

Cities in Alabama

CityTonightBest timeHighlightsNorthern lights need
Huntsville……Kp 8.3
Mobile……Extreme storm
Birmingham……Kp 8.5
Montgomery……Kp 8.8
Tuscaloosa……Kp 8.6
Auburn……Kp 8.7
Dothan……Kp 9
Decatur……Kp 8.3
Gadsden……Kp 8.4

Scores before clouds; each city page adds the National Weather Service cloud forecast. Northern lights: see tonight's aurora outlook for Alabama.

Darkness across Alabama

How early it gets dark in midwinter and how short the summer nights get, city by city, and how far each city is from the nearest certified dark-sky place.

CitySunset Dec 15Full darkness Dec 15Sunset Jun 15Full darkness Jun 15Nearest dark-sky place
Huntsville4:37 PM11.2 h8:01 PM6 hObed Wild and Scenic River, 145 mi NE
Mobile4:53 PM11 h7:57 PM6.6 hOkefenokee State Park, 341 mi E
Birmingham4:41 PM11.1 h7:59 PM6.2 hObed Wild and Scenic River, 212 mi NE
Montgomery4:42 PM11 h7:54 PM6.4 hOkefenokee State Park, 253 mi SE
Tuscaloosa4:44 PM11.1 h8:01 PM6.2 hObed Wild and Scenic River, 253 mi NE
Auburn4:38 PM11.1 h7:51 PM6.3 hOkefenokee State Park, 221 mi SE
Dothan4:41 PM11 h7:47 PM6.5 hOkefenokee State Park, 182 mi E
Decatur4:39 PM11.1 h8:02 PM6 hObed Wild and Scenic River, 164 mi NE
Gadsden4:36 PM11.1 h7:57 PM6.1 hObed Wild and Scenic River, 162 mi NE

Moon-free nights in Alabama, month by month

The runs of nights when the Moon is down for most of full darkness, worked out for Huntsville; across the state the dates shift by a night at most.

  • November 2026: Nov 3–15
  • December 2026: Dec 2–14, Dec 31
  • January 2027: Jan 1–13, Jan 29–31
  • February 2027: Feb 1–11, Feb 27–28
  • March 2027: Mar 1–12, Mar 28–31
  • April 2027: Apr 1–10, Apr 27–30
  • May 2027: May 1–9, May 28–31
  • June 2027: Jun 1–8, Jun 29–30
  • July 2027: Jul 1–10, Jul 29–31
  • August 2027: Aug 1–9, Aug 27–31
  • September 2027: Sep 1–7, Sep 25–30
  • October 2027: Oct 1–6, Oct 23–31
  • November 2027: Nov 1–4, Nov 22–30
  • December 2027: Dec 1–3, Dec 21–31

Eclipses visible in Alabama

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