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Rule Moonlight

Alpe di Siusi - Moonlight - Dolomites

Siusi, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Bright moon illuminating nighttime landscapes

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Times shown in Europe/Rome
Next opportunity
Good Moonlight (low)
Alpe di Siusi
Wed, Feb 25 · 01:00–02:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
51%
🌕Moon Illumination60.8%
☁️Total Cloud Coverage5.6%
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Good Moonlight (high)
Alpe di Siusi
Wed, Feb 25 · 22:00–03:00
🌕Moon Illumination:60.8-71.5%
Low
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Good Moonlight (high) at Sunset
Alpe di Siusi
Thu, Feb 26 · 17:54–19:00
🌕Moon Illumination:71.5%
Low
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Bright Moonlight
Alpe di Siusi
Thu, Feb 26 · 19:00–04:00
🌕Moon Illumination:71.5-81.1%
Medium

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks exceptional moonlight photography conditions in the Dolomites. We combine moon phase, lunar elevation, cloud cover, and atmospheric clarity to predict when the pale limestone peaks will glow under full moon illumination.

The Dolomites offer moonlight photography opportunities unlike any other mountain range. The peaks' distinctive pale limestone composition—rich in calcium carbonate—reflects moonlight with unusual intensity, creating an alpenglow-like effect even at night. The dramatic vertical relief and iconic formations make moonlit compositions as compelling as their daytime counterparts.

What makes the Dolomites special for moonlight photography:

  • Limestone luminosity - Pale rock reflects moonlight with exceptional brightness, creating a ghostly glow
  • Moonlit alpenglow - The same calcium-rich rock that produces famous sunset alpenglow glows eerily under full moon
  • Iconic silhouettes - Tre Cime di Lavaredo's three towers and Seceda's ridgeline become dramatic profiles
  • Valley contrasts - Dark valleys below moonlit peaks create powerful compositional drama

Tre Cime di Lavaredo offers perhaps the most spectacular moonlight composition in the Alps—the three towers glow white against the night sky, visible from the Rifugio Auronzo area even in darkness. The Seceda ridgeline becomes a glowing knife-edge under full moon, with the jagged Odle peaks beyond. Santa Maddalena's church steeple silhouetted against moonlit Geisler peaks creates a fairy-tale scene. Winter moonlight on snow-covered peaks amplifies the effect dramatically. The pale Dolomite rock can appear brighter under moonlight than darker granite or gneiss mountains, making exposures surprisingly short.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
1matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Rome
Day/Night Period
Night
Moon Altitude
≥ 15.0°
Moon Illumination
≥ 60.0%
Total Cloud Coverage
≤ 40.0%
Visibility
≥ 8000.0m
Precipitation Chance
≤ 15.0%
Sat, Feb 21
20:00✓28°18%84%22559m65%
21:00✓18°18%9.1%22964m33%
22:00✓8.4°18%5.5%23221m0%
23:00✓-0.93°18%6%22893m0%
Sun, Feb 22
24:00✓-9.5°18%6.3%22836m0%
01:00✓-17°28%5.7%22816m0%
02:00✓-23°28%5.7%22841m0%
03:00✓-26°28%5.5%23038m0%
04:00✓-27°28%5.4%24135m0%
05:00✓-26°28%8.8%24134m0%
06:00✓-22°28%5%24135m0%
07:00✓-15°28%5%24134m0%
08:00✕-7.7°28%5%24134m0%
09:00✕1.2°28%7.4%24134m0%
10:00✕11°28%5%24135m0%
11:00✕21°28%8.9%24135m0%
12:00✕31°28%5%16969m0%
13:00✕41°28%100%11161m0%
14:00✕50°28%32%10486m0%
15:00✕57°28%97%12204m0%
16:00✕62°28%100%9454m0%
17:00✓62°28%100%9139m0%
18:00✓57°28%100%9331m0%
19:00✓49°28%100%9682m0%
20:00✓40°28%99%24134m0%
21:00✓30°28%90%24134m0%
22:00✓21°28%98%24135m0%
23:00✓11°28%100%24135m0%
Mon, Feb 23
24:00✓2.2°28%100%24135m0%
01:00✓-5.9°38%100%24135m0%
02:00✓-13°38%100%24135m0%
03:00✓-18°38%100%24135m0%
04:00✓-21°38%100%24135m0%
05:00✓-22°38%89%24134m0%
06:00✓-20°38%76%24135m0%
07:00✓-16°38%5%24134m0%
08:00✕-10°38%5%24135m0%
09:00✕-2.7°38%6.3%24134m0%
10:00✕5.9°38%88%24135m0%
11:00✕15°38%6.2%24134m0%
12:00✕25°38%21%24134m0%
13:00✕35°38%100%24135m0%
14:00✕45°38%100%24134m0%
15:00✕54°38%100%23291m0%
16:00✕62°38%100%10617m0%
17:00✓67°38%75%9790m0%
18:00✓66°38%100%10594m0%
19:00✓60°38%43%14469m0%
20:00✓52°38%7.1%22786m0%
21:00✓43°38%39%22819m0%
22:00✓33°38%59%22853m0%
23:00✓23°38%25%23047m0%
Tue, Feb 24
24:00✓14°38%81%24134m0%
01:00✓5°50%5%24135m0%
02:00✓-2.8°50%11%24134m0%
03:00✓-9.4°50%62%24135m0%
04:00✓-14°50%5.3%24135m0%
05:00✓-17°50%5%24135m0%
06:00✓-18°50%43%24135m0%
07:00✓-16°50%32%24135m0%
08:00✕-12°50%35%24134m0%
09:00✕-6.6°50%46%24134m0%
10:00✕0.62°50%35%24135m0%
11:00✕8.9°50%5%24135m0%
12:00✕18°50%5%24134m0%
13:00✕28°50%54%24135m0%
14:00✕38°50%100%24134m0%
15:00✕48°50%67%24135m0%
16:00✕57°50%35%23047m0%
17:00✓65°50%9.4%11279m0%
18:00✓70°50%8.2%13494m0%
19:00✓69°50%8.5%22762m0%
20:00✓63°50%36%22766m0%
21:00✓54°50%97%14489m0%
22:00✓45°50%44%14422m0%
23:00✓35°50%6%22802m0%
Wed, Feb 25
24:00✓25°50%5.7%22904m0%
01:00✓16°61%5.6%23287m0%
02:00✓7.2°61%7.3%23570m0%
03:00✓-0.53°61%9%23852m0%
04:00✓-7°61%11%24135m0%
05:00✓-12°61%15%24135m0%
06:00✓-15°61%19%24135m0%
07:00✓-15°61%23%24135m0%
08:00✕-14°61%25%24135m0%
09:00✕-10°61%27%24135m0%
10:00✕-4.9°61%29%24135m0%
11:00✕2.1°61%39%24135m0%
12:00✕10°61%49%24135m0%
13:00✕19°61%58%24135m0%
14:00✕29°61%66%24135m0%
15:00✕38°61%74%24135m0%
16:00✕48°61%82%24135m0%
17:00✓58°61%79%24135m0%
18:00✓66°61%76%24135m0%
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