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Night sky tonight in Arizona

Tonight's score out of 10 and the best hours for each Arizona 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 Arizona

CityTonightBest timeHighlightsNorthern lights need
Phoenix……Kp 8.9
Tucson……Extreme storm
Mesa……Kp 8.9
Peoria……Kp 8.9
Buckeye……Kp 9
Goodyear……Kp 9
Yuma……Extreme storm
Maricopa……Kp 9
Flagstaff……Kp 8.6
Marana……Extreme storm
Lake Havasu City……Kp 8.8
Prescott Valley……Kp 8.7
Sierra Vista……Extreme storm
Kingman……Kp 8.6

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

Darkness across Arizona

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
Phoenix5:22 PM11.1 h7:40 PM6.2 hFountain Hills, Arizona, 21 mi E
Tucson5:20 PM11 h7:31 PM6.4 hSaguaro National Park, 20 mi W
Mesa5:21 PM11.1 h7:38 PM6.2 hApache Junction Municipal Complex, 10 mi E
Peoria5:22 PM11.1 h7:41 PM6.1 hFountain Hills, Arizona, 36 mi E
Buckeye5:24 PM11.1 h7:42 PM6.2 hFountain Hills, Arizona, 54 mi E
Goodyear5:24 PM11.1 h7:40 PM6.2 hFountain Hills, Arizona, 44 mi NE
Yuma5:34 PM11.1 h7:47 PM6.3 hOrgan Pipe Cactus National Monument, 108 mi E
Maricopa5:23 PM11.1 h7:38 PM6.3 hApache Junction Municipal Complex, 37 mi NE
Flagstaff5:16 PM11.2 h7:43 PM5.9 hFlagstaff, Arizona, 1 mi NW
Marana5:21 PM11 h7:33 PM6.4 hSaguaro National Park, 15 mi S
Lake Havasu City5:28 PM11.1 h7:51 PM6 hJoshua Tree National Park, 95 mi SW
Prescott Valley5:20 PM11.2 h7:44 PM6 hCottonwood, Arizona, 20 mi NE
Sierra Vista5:20 PM11 h7:28 PM6.5 hKartchner Caverns State Park, 19 mi N
Kingman5:25 PM11.2 h7:52 PM5.9 hGrand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, 73 mi N

Moon-free nights in Arizona, month by month

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

  • November 2026: Nov 2–15
  • 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 1–9, Jul 29–31
  • August 2027: Aug 1–8, Aug 27–31
  • September 2027: Sep 1–7, Sep 25–30
  • October 2027: Oct 1–6, Oct 23–30
  • November 2027: Nov 1–4, Nov 21–30
  • December 2027: Dec 1–3, Dec 21–31

Dark-sky places in Arizona

Descriptions and moon-free weekends

Eclipses visible in Arizona

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