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Night sky tonight in Florida

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

CityTonightBest timeHighlightsNorthern lights need
Jacksonville……Extreme storm
Miami……Extreme storm
Tampa……Extreme storm
Orlando……Extreme storm
Port St. Lucie……Extreme storm
Cape Coral……Extreme storm
Tallahassee……Extreme storm
Fort Lauderdale……Extreme storm
Gainesville……Extreme storm
Palm Bay……Extreme storm
West Palm Beach……Extreme storm
Lakeland……Extreme storm
Palm Coast……Extreme storm
Deltona……Extreme storm
North Port……Extreme storm
Daytona Beach……Extreme storm
Homestead……Extreme storm
Ocala……Extreme storm
Delray Beach……Extreme storm
Apopka……Extreme storm
Sarasota……Extreme storm
Bonita Springs……Extreme storm
Pensacola……Extreme storm
Panama City……Extreme storm
Key West……Extreme storm

Scores before clouds; each city page adds the National Weather Service cloud forecast.

Darkness across Florida

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
Jacksonville5:28 PM10.9 h8:30 PM6.7 hOkefenokee State Park, 54 mi NW
Miami5:32 PM10.7 h8:14 PM7.3 hBig Cypress National Preserve, 55 mi W
Tampa5:37 PM10.8 h8:28 PM7 hGroveland, Florida, 55 mi NE
Orlando5:31 PM10.9 h8:24 PM6.9 hGroveland, Florida, 33 mi W
Port St. Lucie5:30 PM10.8 h8:18 PM7.1 hKissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, 43 mi NW
Cape Coral5:38 PM10.8 h8:23 PM7.2 hBig Cypress National Preserve, 74 mi SE
Tallahassee5:38 PM11 h8:41 PM6.7 hOkefenokee State Park, 115 mi E
Fort Lauderdale5:31 PM10.8 h8:14 PM7.2 hBig Cypress National Preserve, 59 mi W
Gainesville5:32 PM10.9 h8:31 PM6.8 hOkefenokee State Park, 79 mi N
Palm Bay5:29 PM10.8 h8:20 PM7 hKissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, 35 mi SW
West Palm Beach5:30 PM10.8 h8:15 PM7.1 hKissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, 79 mi NW
Lakeland5:34 PM10.8 h8:26 PM7 hGroveland, Florida, 34 mi N
Palm Coast5:28 PM10.9 h8:26 PM6.8 hGroveland, Florida, 78 mi SW
Deltona5:29 PM10.9 h8:25 PM6.9 hGroveland, Florida, 46 mi SW
North Port5:37 PM10.8 h8:24 PM7.1 hKissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, 80 mi NE
Daytona Beach5:28 PM10.9 h8:25 PM6.8 hGroveland, Florida, 64 mi SW
Homestead5:34 PM10.7 h8:14 PM7.3 hBig Cypress National Preserve, 52 mi NW
Ocala5:33 PM10.9 h8:29 PM6.8 hGroveland, Florida, 47 mi S
Delray Beach5:30 PM10.8 h8:15 PM7.2 hBig Cypress National Preserve, 70 mi SW
Apopka5:31 PM10.9 h8:26 PM6.9 hGroveland, Florida, 22 mi SW
Sarasota5:38 PM10.8 h8:26 PM7.1 hGroveland, Florida, 93 mi NE
Bonita Springs5:37 PM10.8 h8:21 PM7.2 hBig Cypress National Preserve, 51 mi SE
Pensacola4:50 PM11 h7:52 PM6.7 hOkefenokee State Park, 288 mi E
Panama City4:44 PM10.9 h7:45 PM6.7 hOkefenokee State Park, 193 mi E
Key West5:41 PM10.7 h8:17 PM7.4 hBig Cypress National Preserve, 107 mi NE

Moon-free nights in Florida, month by month

The runs of nights when the Moon is down for most of full darkness, worked out for Jacksonville; 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 29–31
  • April 2027: Apr 1–10, Apr 28–30
  • May 2027: May 1–9, May 28–31
  • June 2027: Jun 1–8, Jun 29–30
  • July 2027: Jul 1–9, Jul 28–31
  • August 2027: Aug 1–8, 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 21–30
  • December 2027: Dec 1–3, Dec 21–31

Dark-sky places in Florida

Descriptions and moon-free weekends

Eclipses visible in Florida

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