Night sky tonight in Utah
Tonight's score out of 10 and the best hours for each Utah 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 Utah
| City | Tonight | Best time | Highlights | Northern lights need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | … | … | Kp 7.5 | |
| Provo | … | … | Kp 7.6 | |
| St. George | … | … | Kp 8.3 | |
| Ogden | … | … | Kp 7.4 | |
| Eagle Mountain | … | … | Kp 7.6 | |
| Logan | … | … | Kp 7.3 |
Scores before clouds; each city page adds the National Weather Service cloud forecast. Northern lights: see tonight's aurora outlook for Utah.
Darkness across Utah
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 5:01 PM | 11.4 h | 9:01 PM | 4.7 h | Antelope Island State Park, 19 mi NW |
| Provo | 5:02 PM | 11.4 h | 8:58 PM | 4.8 h | Timpanogos Cave National Monument, 14 mi N |
| St. George | 5:18 PM | 11.3 h | 8:56 PM | 5.5 h | Snow Canyon State Park, 9 mi N |
| Ogden | 5:00 PM | 11.5 h | 9:03 PM | 4.6 h | North Fork Park, 10 mi N |
| Eagle Mountain | 5:03 PM | 11.4 h | 9:00 PM | 4.8 h | Timpanogos Cave National Monument, 18 mi NE |
| Logan | 4:58 PM | 11.5 h | 9:04 PM | 4.4 h | North Fork Park, 26 mi S |
Moon-free nights in Utah, month by month
The runs of nights when the Moon is down for most of full darkness, worked out for Salt Lake City; 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 1–11, Mar 28–31
- April 2027: Apr 1–9, Apr 26–30
- May 2027: May 1–9, May 28–31
- June 2027: Jun 1–8, Jun 29–30
- July 2027: Jul 1–5, Jul 7–10, 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 21–30
- December 2027: Dec 1–3, Dec 20–31
Dark-sky places in Utah
- Antelope Island State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2017)
- Arches National Park: International Dark Sky Park (2019)
- Bluff, Utah: International Dark Sky Community (2025)
- Bryce Canyon National Park: International Dark Sky Park (2019)
- Canyonlands National Park: International Dark Sky Park (2015)
- Capitol Reef National Park: International Dark Sky Park (2015)
- Cedar Breaks National Monument: International Dark Sky Park (2017)
- Dead Horse Point State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2016)
- Dinosaur National Monument: International Dark Sky Park (2019)
- East Canyon State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2020)
- Fremont Indian State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2021)
- Goblin Valley State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2016)
- Goosenecks State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2021)
- Helper, Utah: International Dark Sky Community (2020)
- Hovenweep National Monument: International Dark Sky Park (2014)
- Jordanelle State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2021)
- Natural Bridges National Monument: International Dark Sky Park (2007)
- North Fork Park: International Dark Sky Park (2015)
- Rainbow Bridge National Monument: International Dark Sky Sanctuary (2018)
- Rockport State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2021)
- Snow Canyon State Park: Urban Night Sky Place (2025)
- Springdale, Utah: International Dark Sky Community (2023)
- Steinaker State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2018)
- The City of Moab, Utah: International Dark Sky Community (2024)
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument: Urban Night Sky Place (2020)
- Torrey, Utah: International Dark Sky Community (2018)
- Town of Castle Valley, Utah: International Dark Sky Community (2024)
- Zion National Park: International Dark Sky Park (2021)