Night sky tonight in Wisconsin
Tonight's score out of 10 and the best hours for each Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin
| City | Tonight | Best time | Highlights | Northern lights need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | … | … | Kp 6.6 | |
| Madison | … | … | Kp 6.6 | |
| Green Bay | … | … | Kp 6.3 | |
| Kenosha | … | … | Kp 6.7 | |
| Appleton | … | … | Kp 6.4 | |
| Eau Claire | … | … | Kp 6.3 | |
| Oshkosh | … | … | Kp 6.4 | |
| Janesville | … | … | Kp 6.7 | |
| La Crosse | … | … | Kp 6.5 | |
| Wausau | … | … | Kp 6.3 |
Scores before clouds; each city page adds the National Weather Service cloud forecast. Northern lights: see tonight's aurora outlook for Wisconsin.
Darkness across Wisconsin
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 4:18 PM | 11.6 h | 8:33 PM | 4 h | Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, 58 mi S |
| Madison | 4:23 PM | 11.6 h | 8:39 PM | 4 h | Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, 92 mi SE |
| Green Bay | 4:13 PM | 11.6 h | 8:39 PM | 3.5 h | Newport State Park, 69 mi NE |
| Kenosha | 4:19 PM | 11.5 h | 8:31 PM | 4.2 h | Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, 27 mi S |
| Appleton | 4:15 PM | 11.6 h | 8:39 PM | 3.6 h | Newport State Park, 95 mi NE |
| Eau Claire | 4:26 PM | 11.7 h | 8:54 PM | 3.4 h | Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, 214 mi N |
| Oshkosh | 4:17 PM | 11.6 h | 8:39 PM | 3.7 h | Newport State Park, 114 mi NE |
| Janesville | 4:23 PM | 11.5 h | 8:36 PM | 4.2 h | Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, 58 mi SE |
| La Crosse | 4:28 PM | 11.6 h | 8:49 PM | 3.8 h | Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, 195 mi SE |
| Wausau | 4:18 PM | 11.7 h | 8:47 PM | 3.3 h | Newport State Park, 131 mi E |
Moon-free nights in Wisconsin, month by month
The runs of nights when the Moon is down for most of full darkness, worked out for Milwaukee; 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 27–31
- June 2027: Jun 1–8, Jun 29–30
- July 2027: Jul 1–11, Jul 29–31
- August 2027: Aug 1–10, Aug 27–31
- September 2027: Sep 1–3, Sep 5–8, 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 Wisconsin
- Newport State Park: International Dark Sky Park (2017)
Eclipses visible in Wisconsin
- Jan 11, 2028: partial lunar eclipse
- Jan 26, 2028: partial solar eclipse (from 3 of 10 cities)
- Jan 14, 2029: partial solar eclipse
- Jun 25, 2029: total lunar eclipse
- Dec 20, 2029: total lunar eclipse
- Nov 14, 2031: partial solar eclipse (from 3 of 10 cities)
- Mar 30, 2033: partial solar eclipse
- Oct 8, 2033: total lunar eclipse
- Sep 27, 2034: partial lunar eclipse
- Aug 18, 2035: partial lunar eclipse