Rule Moonlight

Moonlight Forecast for San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert

San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile

San Pedro provides access to Valle de la Luna's eroded ridges, Salar de Atacama salt crust, and a volcanic skyline led by Licancabur.

4 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Santiago

First upcoming window

Good Moonlight

San Pedro de Atacama

Tue, Oct 20 · 01:00–03:00 · 2h window

Low confidence

26%

🌕Moon Illumination67.5%

☁️Total Cloud Coverage14-29%

Good Moonlight (high) at Sunset

San Pedro de Atacama

Tue, Oct 20 · 19:39–20:00

🌕Moon Illumination:67.5%

Medium

Good Moonlight (high) at Dusk

San Pedro de Atacama

Tue, Oct 20 · 20:00–21:00

🌕Moon Illumination:67.5%

Medium

Bright Moonlight (high)

San Pedro de Atacama

Tue, Oct 20 · 21:00–24:00

🌕Moon Illumination:76.1%

Low

70-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 70-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in America/Santiago.

Requirements breakdown is temporarily unavailable or expired. This does not mean no opportunities.

Supporting forecast inputs

Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.

Forecast time (America/Santiago)	Day/Night Period
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise 07:07 · Sunset 19:33
20:00 Night	Unavailable
21:00 Night	Unavailable
22:00 Night	Unavailable
23:00 Night	Unavailable
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 19:34
24:00 Night	Unavailable
01:00 Night	Unavailable
02:00 Night	Unavailable
03:00 Night	Unavailable
04:00 Night	Unavailable
05:00 Night	Unavailable
06:00 Night	Unavailable
07:00 Night	Unavailable
08:00	Unavailable
09:00	Unavailable
10:00	Unavailable
11:00	Unavailable
12:00	Unavailable
13:00	Unavailable
14:00	Unavailable
15:00	Unavailable
16:00	Unavailable
17:00	Unavailable
18:00	Unavailable
19:00	Unavailable
20:00 Night	Unavailable
21:00 Night	Unavailable
22:00 Night	Unavailable
23:00 Night	Unavailable
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise 07:05 · Sunset 19:34
24:00 Night	Unavailable
01:00 Night	Unavailable
02:00 Night	Unavailable
03:00 Night	Unavailable
04:00 Night	Unavailable
05:00 Night	Unavailable
06:00 Night	Unavailable
07:00 Night	Unavailable
08:00	Unavailable
09:00	Unavailable
10:00	Unavailable
11:00	Unavailable
12:00	Unavailable
13:00	Unavailable
14:00	Unavailable
15:00	Unavailable
16:00	Unavailable
17:00	Unavailable
18:00	Unavailable
19:00	Unavailable
20:00 Night	Unavailable
21:00 Night	Unavailable
22:00 Night	Unavailable
23:00 Night	Unavailable
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 19:34
24:00 Night	Unavailable
01:00 Night	Unavailable
02:00 Night	Unavailable
03:00 Night	Unavailable
04:00 Night	Unavailable
05:00 Night	Unavailable
06:00 Night	Unavailable
07:00 Night	Unavailable
08:00	Unavailable
09:00	Unavailable
10:00	Unavailable
11:00	Unavailable
12:00	Unavailable
13:00	Unavailable
14:00	Unavailable
15:00	Unavailable
16:00	Unavailable
17:00	Unavailable
18:00	Unavailable
19:00	Unavailable

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Moonlight conditions across Atacama Desert. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at San Pedro de Atacama.

Explore Moonlight conditions across Atacama Desert →

Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at San Pedro de Atacama during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 76% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence

Last 365 days

178

recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

19:00 local time, shared by 36 of 178 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

May, with 27 of 178 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

Create your own Moonlight alerts

Get notified when these conditions match at your own locations.

Get this template

How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

How opportunities work → Weather data sources →

Get Notified of Opportunities

Create your own custom alerts for this location and more.

Create Free Account