Night sky tonight in Hawaii
Tonight's score out of 10 and the best hours for each Hawaii 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 Hawaii
| City | Tonight | Best time | Highlights | Northern lights need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | … | … | Extreme storm | |
| Hilo | … | … | Extreme storm | |
| Kahului | … | … | Extreme storm | |
| Kailua-Kona | … | … | Extreme storm |
Scores before clouds; each city page adds the National Weather Service cloud forecast.
Darkness across Hawaii
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.
| City | Sunset Dec 15 | Full darkness Dec 15 | Sunset Jun 15 | Full darkness Jun 15 | Nearest dark-sky place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 5:52 PM | 10.5 h | 7:15 PM | 7.7 h | None within 600 mi |
| Hilo | 5:44 PM | 10.4 h | 7:00 PM | 7.9 h | None within 600 mi |
| Kahului | 5:47 PM | 10.5 h | 7:08 PM | 7.8 h | None within 600 mi |
| Kailua-Kona | 5:48 PM | 10.4 h | 7:04 PM | 7.9 h | None within 600 mi |
Moon-free nights in Hawaii, month by month
The runs of nights when the Moon is down for most of full darkness, worked out for Honolulu; across the state the dates shift by a night at most.
- November 2026: Nov 2–14
- December 2026: Dec 1–14, Dec 31
- January 2027: Jan 1–13, Jan 29–31
- February 2027: Feb 1–11, Feb 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 28–30
- July 2027: Jul 1–9, Jul 28–31
- August 2027: Aug 1–8, Aug 26–31
- September 2027: Sep 1–6, Sep 24–30
- October 2027: Oct 1–5, Oct 23–31
- November 2027: Nov 1–3, Nov 21–30
- December 2027: Dec 1–3, Dec 20–31