Night sky tonight in Indiana

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

City	Tonight	Best time	Northern lights need
Indianapolis	…	…	Kp 7.3
Fort Wayne	…	…	Kp 7
Evansville	…	…	Kp 7.6
South Bend	…	…	Kp 6.9
Bloomington	…	…	Kp 7.4
Noblesville	…	…	Kp 7.2
Lafayette	…	…	Kp 7.2
Gary	…	…	Kp 6.9
Muncie	…	…	Kp 7.2
Kokomo	…	…	Kp 7.1
Terre Haute	…	…	Kp 7.3
Columbus	…	…	Kp 7.4

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

Darkness across Indiana

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
Indianapolis	5:21 PM	11.4 h	9:14 PM	5 h	Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, 104 mi NW
Fort Wayne	5:13 PM	11.5 h	9:15 PM	4.6 h	Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park, 67 mi NW
Evansville	4:32 PM	11.3 h	8:14 PM	5.4 h	Mammoth Cave National Park, 96 mi SE
South Bend	5:15 PM	11.5 h	9:21 PM	4.5 h	Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park, 26 mi NE
Bloomington	5:24 PM	11.4 h	9:14 PM	5.1 h	Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, 113 mi NW
Noblesville	5:20 PM	11.4 h	9:15 PM	4.9 h	Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, 105 mi W
Lafayette	5:22 PM	11.4 h	9:19 PM	4.8 h	Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, 57 mi W
Gary	4:20 PM	11.5 h	8:25 PM	4.5 h	Beverly Shores, Indiana, 20 mi E
Muncie	5:17 PM	11.4 h	9:13 PM	4.9 h	Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park, 120 mi N
Kokomo	5:19 PM	11.4 h	9:17 PM	4.8 h	Beverly Shores, Indiana, 95 mi NW
Terre Haute	5:27 PM	11.4 h	9:18 PM	5 h	Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, 70 mi NW
Columbus	5:22 PM	11.4 h	9:12 PM	5.1 h	Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, 135 mi NW

Moon-free nights in Indiana, month by month

The runs of nights when the Moon is down for most of full darkness, worked out for Indianapolis; 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 1–9, 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 24–31
November 2027: Nov 1–4, Nov 22–30
December 2027: Dec 1–3, Dec 21–31

Dark-sky places in Indiana

Beverly Shores, Indiana: International Dark Sky Community (2014)

Descriptions and moon-free weekends

Eclipses visible in Indiana

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