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Night sky tonight in Texas

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

CityTonightBest timeHighlightsNorthern lights need
Houston……Extreme storm
San Antonio……Extreme storm
Dallas……Kp 8.8
Fort Worth……Kp 8.8
Austin……Extreme storm
El Paso……Extreme storm
Corpus Christi……Extreme storm
Lubbock……Kp 8.7
Laredo……Extreme storm
Frisco……Kp 8.7
Amarillo……Kp 8.4
Brownsville……Extreme storm
Denton……Kp 8.7
Killeen……Extreme storm
McAllen……Extreme storm
Waco……Kp 9
Midland……Kp 9
Abilene……Kp 8.9
College Station……Extreme storm
New Braunfels……Extreme storm
League City……Extreme storm
Conroe……Extreme storm
Tyler……Kp 8.9
Beaumont……Extreme storm
Sugar Land……Extreme storm
Georgetown……Extreme storm
Wichita Falls……Kp 8.6
San Angelo……Extreme storm
Temple……Extreme storm
Baytown……Extreme storm
Mansfield……Kp 8.8
Longview……Kp 8.8
Harlingen……Extreme storm
Kyle……Extreme storm
Victoria……Extreme storm
Wylie……Kp 8.7
Port Arthur……Extreme storm
Galveston……Extreme storm
Sherman……Kp 8.6
Grapevine……Kp 8.8
Waxahachie……Kp 8.9
Texarkana……Kp 8.6
Del Rio……Extreme storm
Lufkin……Extreme storm
Eagle Pass……Extreme storm
Kerrville……Extreme storm
Paris……Kp 8.6
Stephenville……Kp 8.9

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

Darkness across Texas

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
Houston5:24 PM10.9 h8:24 PM6.7 hBee Cave, 158 mi W
San Antonio5:37 PM10.9 h8:35 PM6.8 hBlanco, Texas, 44 mi N
Dallas5:22 PM11.1 h8:37 PM6.3 hLakewood Village, Texas, 27 mi NW
Fort Worth5:25 PM11.1 h8:39 PM6.3 hLakewood Village, Texas, 33 mi NE
Austin5:32 PM10.9 h8:34 PM6.7 hBee Cave, 13 mi W
El Paso5:03 PM11 h8:13 PM6.5 hGreater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, 164 mi SE
Corpus Christi5:36 PM10.8 h8:26 PM7 hWimberley Valley, Texas, 164 mi N
Lubbock5:41 PM11.1 h8:59 PM6.2 hCaprock Canyons State Park, Texas, 76 mi NE
Laredo5:46 PM10.8 h8:35 PM7 hUBarU Camp and Retreat Center, 182 mi N
Frisco5:22 PM11.1 h8:38 PM6.2 hLakewood Village, Texas, 9 mi W
Amarillo5:37 PM11.2 h9:03 PM5.9 hCaprock Canyons State Park, Texas, 70 mi SE
Brownsville5:41 PM10.7 h8:23 PM7.2 hWimberley Valley, Texas, 279 mi N
Denton5:23 PM11.1 h8:39 PM6.2 hLakewood Village, Texas, 11 mi SE
Killeen5:30 PM11 h8:36 PM6.6 hLiberty Hill, Texas, 31 mi S
McAllen5:43 PM10.8 h8:27 PM7.2 hWimberley Valley, Texas, 260 mi N
Waco5:27 PM11 h8:35 PM6.5 hLiberty Hill, Texas, 75 mi SW
Midland5:46 PM11 h8:56 PM6.4 hGreater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, 146 mi SW
Abilene5:35 PM11 h8:48 PM6.4 hCopper Breaks State Park, 115 mi N
College Station5:26 PM11 h8:29 PM6.6 hJonestown, Texas, 97 mi W
New Braunfels5:35 PM10.9 h8:34 PM6.8 hWimberley Valley, Texas, 20 mi N
League City5:24 PM10.9 h8:22 PM6.8 hBee Cave, 180 mi W
Conroe5:23 PM10.9 h8:25 PM6.7 hJonestown, Texas, 146 mi W
Tyler5:18 PM11 h8:30 PM6.4 hLakewood Village, Texas, 112 mi NW
Beaumont5:18 PM10.9 h8:19 PM6.7 hJonestown, Texas, 227 mi W
Sugar Land5:26 PM10.9 h8:24 PM6.8 hBee Cave, 148 mi W
Georgetown5:31 PM11 h8:35 PM6.6 hLiberty Hill, Texas, 14 mi W
Wichita Falls5:27 PM11.1 h8:47 PM6.1 hCopper Breaks State Park, 72 mi W
San Angelo5:40 PM11 h8:48 PM6.5 hSouth Llano River State Park, 80 mi SE
Temple5:29 PM11 h8:35 PM6.6 hLiberty Hill, Texas, 44 mi SW
Baytown5:22 PM10.9 h8:22 PM6.8 hBee Cave, 183 mi W
Mansfield5:24 PM11.1 h8:38 PM6.3 hLakewood Village, Texas, 41 mi N
Longview5:15 PM11.1 h8:28 PM6.3 hLakewood Village, Texas, 135 mi W
Harlingen5:41 PM10.8 h8:24 PM7.2 hWimberley Valley, Texas, 263 mi N
Kyle5:34 PM10.9 h8:34 PM6.7 hWimberley Valley, Texas, 12 mi W
Victoria5:33 PM10.9 h8:28 PM6.9 hWimberley Valley, Texas, 104 mi NW
Wylie5:21 PM11.1 h8:36 PM6.3 hLakewood Village, Texas, 27 mi W
Port Arthur5:18 PM10.9 h8:18 PM6.7 hJonestown, Texas, 244 mi W
Galveston5:24 PM10.9 h8:20 PM6.8 hWimberley Valley, Texas, 196 mi W
Sherman5:20 PM11.1 h8:38 PM6.2 hLakewood Village, Texas, 39 mi SW
Grapevine5:23 PM11.1 h8:38 PM6.3 hLakewood Village, Texas, 16 mi NE
Waxahachie5:24 PM11 h8:36 PM6.4 hLakewood Village, Texas, 52 mi N
Texarkana5:10 PM11.1 h8:28 PM6.2 hLakewood Village, Texas, 168 mi W
Del Rio5:47 PM10.9 h8:45 PM6.8 hDevils River State Natural Area — Del Norte Unit, 40 mi N
Lufkin5:18 PM11 h8:25 PM6.5 hLakewood Village, Texas, 182 mi NW
Eagle Pass5:47 PM10.9 h8:41 PM6.9 hDevils River State Natural Area — Del Norte Unit, 91 mi N
Kerrville5:39 PM10.9 h8:39 PM6.7 hUBarU Camp and Retreat Center, 13 mi NW
Paris5:15 PM11.1 h8:34 PM6.2 hLakewood Village, Texas, 90 mi SW
Stephenville5:30 PM11 h8:41 PM6.4 hLakewood Village, Texas, 97 mi NE

Moon-free nights in Texas, month by month

The runs of nights when the Moon is down for most of full darkness, worked out for Houston; across the state the dates shift by a night at most.

  • November 2026: Nov 2–15
  • 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 28–30
  • July 2027: Jul 1–9, Jul 28–31
  • August 2027: Aug 1–8, Aug 27–31
  • September 2027: Sep 1–7, Sep 24–30
  • 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 Texas

Descriptions and moon-free weekends

Eclipses visible in Texas

All states