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Night sky tonight in Louisiana

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

CityTonightBest timeHighlightsNorthern lights need
New Orleans……Extreme storm
Baton Rouge……Extreme storm
Shreveport……Kp 8.8
Lafayette……Extreme storm
Lake Charles……Extreme storm
Kenner……Extreme storm
Monroe……Kp 8.8
Alexandria……Kp 9

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

Darkness across Louisiana

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
New Orleans5:02 PM10.9 h8:02 PM6.7 hBuffalo National River, 441 mi N
Baton Rouge5:06 PM11 h8:08 PM6.7 hLakewood Village, Texas, 390 mi NW
Shreveport5:11 PM11 h8:24 PM6.4 hLakewood Village, Texas, 190 mi W
Lafayette5:10 PM10.9 h8:11 PM6.7 hJonestown, Texas, 352 mi W
Lake Charles5:14 PM10.9 h8:16 PM6.7 hJonestown, Texas, 282 mi W
Kenner5:03 PM10.9 h8:04 PM6.7 hBuffalo National River, 437 mi N
Monroe5:04 PM11.1 h8:17 PM6.3 hBuffalo National River, 242 mi N
Alexandria5:09 PM11 h8:16 PM6.5 hLakewood Village, Texas, 292 mi NW

Moon-free nights in Louisiana, month by month

The runs of nights when the Moon is down for most of full darkness, worked out for New Orleans; 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

Eclipses visible in Louisiana

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