Night sky tonight in New Mexico

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

City	Tonight	Best time	Northern lights need
Albuquerque	…	…	Kp 8.5
Las Cruces	…	…	Extreme storm
Santa Fe	…	…	Kp 8.4
Roswell	…	…	Kp 8.8
Farmington	…	…	Kp 8.2
Hobbs	…	…	Kp 8.9
Clovis	…	…	Kp 8.6
Carlsbad	…	…	Kp 9
Alamogordo	…	…	Kp 8.9

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

Darkness across New Mexico

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
Albuquerque	4:56 PM	11.2 h	8:22 PM	5.9 h	Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, 9 mi S
Las Cruces	5:04 PM	11 h	8:16 PM	6.4 h	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, 139 mi N
Santa Fe	4:52 PM	11.2 h	8:21 PM	5.8 h	Valles Caldera National Preserve, 35 mi NW
Roswell	4:52 PM	11.1 h	8:09 PM	6.2 h	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, 109 mi NW
Farmington	4:58 PM	11.3 h	8:33 PM	5.6 h	Mesa Verde National Park, 37 mi NW
Hobbs	4:48 PM	11.1 h	8:02 PM	6.3 h	Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, 151 mi S
Clovis	4:44 PM	11.1 h	8:07 PM	6 h	Caprock Canyons State Park, Texas, 122 mi E
Carlsbad	4:53 PM	11 h	8:06 PM	6.4 h	Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, 120 mi S
Alamogordo	4:59 PM	11.1 h	8:14 PM	6.3 h	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, 95 mi N

Moon-free nights in New Mexico, month by month

The runs of nights when the Moon is down for most of full darkness, worked out for Albuquerque; 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 1–10, 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, Oct 3–6, Oct 23–31
November 2027: Nov 1–4, Nov 21–30
December 2027: Dec 1–3, Dec 21–31

Dark-sky places in New Mexico

Capulin Volcano National Monument: International Dark Sky Park (2016)
Chaco Culture National Historical Park: International Dark Sky Park (2013)
Clayton Lake State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2010)
Cosmic Campground: International Dark Sky Sanctuary (2016)
El Morro National Monument: International Dark Sky Park (2019)
Fort Union National Monument: International Dark Sky Park (2019)
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: International Dark Sky Park (2016)
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge: Urban Night Sky Place (2019)
Valles Caldera National Preserve: International Dark Sky Park (2021)

Descriptions and moon-free weekends

Eclipses visible in New Mexico

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