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Rule Dark Skies

Anchorage - Dark Skies - Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Moonless nights with crystal-clear skies for Milky Way shots

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in America/Anchorage
Next opportunity
Dark Skies
Anchorage
Tue, Jan 20 · 15:00–16:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
41%
Dark Skies
Anchorage
Wed, Jan 21 · 03:00–08:00
Low
Dark Skies
Anchorage
Wed, Jan 21 · 08:00–09:00
Low
Dark Skies
Anchorage
Wed, Jan 21 · 09:00–12:00
Low
Dark Skies
Anchorage
Wed, Jan 21 · 12:00–03:00
Low
Dark Skies
Anchorage
Thu, Jan 22 · 09:00–12:00
Low
Dark Skies
Anchorage
Thu, Jan 22 · 12:00–17:00
Low
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 72 hours
OR logic: one branch per group is enough
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Anchorage
Astronomical Night
Any
Total Cloud Coverage
≤ 20.0%
Visibility
≥ 12000.0m
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Moon Illumination
OR1·B1
≤ 35.0%
Moon Altitude
OR1·B2
≤ 10.0°
Sun, Jan 11
09:0094%140m40%41%10°
10:0088%180m25%41%6.9°
11:0082%160m25%41%2.1°
12:0092%200m25%41%-3.7°
13:0090%220m18%41%-10°
14:0087%220m15%41%-17°
15:0097%280m10%33%-25°
16:0099%300m8%33%-31°
17:00100%460m5%33%-38°
18:00100%580m8%33%-43°
19:0098%560m8%33%-46°
20:00100%700m8%33%-47°
21:00100%780m8%33%-46°
22:0095%1080m8%33%-43°
23:00100%2040m0%33%-37°
Mon, Jan 12
24:00100%1460m0%33%-31°
01:00100%1740m3%33%-24°
02:00100%1580m3%33%-18°
03:00100%1740m3%33%-11°
04:0086%1500m3%33%-5°
05:0081%1320m3%33%0.18°
06:0079%1620m3%33%4.2°
07:0063%2100m3%33%6.9°
08:0062%1660m3%33%
09:0060%2540m3%33%7.4°
10:0060%3280m3%33%5.2°
11:0074%4100m0%33%1.5°
12:0074%3060m3%33%-3.4°
13:0033%3620m3%33%-9.3°
14:0017%4340m3%33%-16°
15:000%3980m3%24%-23°
16:000%4900m3%24%-30°
17:000%5420m3%24%-37°
18:0028%6640m3%24%-43°
19:0039%7320m3%24%-48°
20:0095%4340m3%24%-51°
21:00100%2780m3%24%-51°
22:00100%2360m2%24%-49°
23:0092%2020m1%24%-45°
Tue, Jan 13
24:00100%2220m0%24%-40°
01:0099%2060m0%24%-33°
02:00100%2500m0%24%-26°
03:00100%2840m0%24%-19°
04:00100%2400m1%24%-13°
05:00100%2020m2%24%-7.2°
06:00100%2560m3%24%-2.3°
07:00100%5100m4%24%1.4°
08:00100%3200m4%24%3.7°
09:00100%2720m5%24%4.4°
10:00100%2320m8%24%3.5°
11:0099%1200m11%24%1.1°
12:00100%360m13%24%-2.8°
13:0099%1120m4%24%-7.8°
14:0098%1660m4%24%-14°
15:0095%800m5%16%-20°
16:00100%860m6%16%-27°
17:00100%1080m8%16%-34°
18:00100%1220m10%16%-41°
19:00100%1680m12%16%-47°
20:00100%2500m14%16%-52°
21:00100%2600m15%16%-54°
22:00100%2520m16%16%-54°
23:00100%1520m17%16%-52°
Wed, Jan 14
24:00100%1680m17%16%-47°
01:00100%860m17%16%-41°
02:00100%240m18%16%-34°
03:00100%140m18%16%-27°
04:00100%180m19%16%-21°
05:00100%300m19%16%-14°
06:00100%140m20%16%-8.6°
07:0067%140m20%16%-4°
08:0033%220m20%16%-0.64°
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity). For OR groups, only one branch is required, so some OR-branch predicates can be ✕ even in a matching hour.

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