Rule
Dark Skies
Lake Tekapo - Dark Skies - New Zealand
Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, New Zealand
Moonless nights with crystal-clear skies for deep-sky photography
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Times shown in Pacific/Auckland
Next opportunity
Excellent Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Today · 19:50–20:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
68%
🌛Moon Altitude-17.6°
☁️Total Cloud Coverage5.9%
Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Today · 21:00–24:00
🌛Moon Altitude:-9.2-6°
Medium
Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Sun, Apr 12 · 21:00–22:00
🌛Moon Altitude:-28.3°
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourOR logic: one branch per group is enough
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time Pacific/Auckland | 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° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Apr 8 | ||||||
| 19:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24135m | 26% | 66% | -14° |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24134m | 13% | 66% | -9.2° |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 66% | -2.6° |
| 22:00 | ✓ | 97% | 24134m | 13% | 66% | 5.5° |
| 23:00 | ✓ | 1.4% | 24135m | 26% | 66% | 14° |
| Thu, Apr 9 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✓ | 22% | 24134m | 39% | 66% | 24° |
| 01:00 | ✓ | 69% | 24134m | 26% | 66% | 34° |
| 02:00 | ✓ | 53% | 24134m | 13% | 66% | 45° |
| 03:00 | ✓ | 5% | 24135m | 0% | 66% | 55° |
| 04:00 | ✓ | 5% | 24135m | 0% | 66% | 65° |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 28% | 24134m | 0% | 66% | 72° |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 78% | 24135m | 0% | 66% | 74° |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 6.2% | 24135m | 0% | 66% | 68° |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 4.4% | 24134m | 0% | 66% | 59° |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 4% | 24134m | 0% | 66% | 49° |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 0.1% | 24135m | 0% | 66% | 39° |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 4% | 24135m | 0% | 66% | 28° |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 0.7% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | 18° |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 5.3% | 24134m | 0% | 57% | 8.8° |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 4.9% | 24134m | 0% | 57% | 0.3° |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 5.1% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | -7.1° |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 12% | 24134m | 0% | 57% | -13° |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 15% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | -17° |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 4.8% | 24134m | 0% | 57% | -18° |
| 19:00 | ✓ | 5.9% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | -18° |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 61% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | -14° |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 4.1% | 24134m | 0% | 57% | -9.2° |
| 22:00 | ✓ | 0% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | -2.2° |
| 23:00 | ✓ | 0% | 24134m | 0% | 57% | 6° |
| Fri, Apr 10 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✓ | 0% | 24134m | 0% | 57% | 15° |
| 01:00 | ✓ | 0% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | 25° |
| 02:00 | ✓ | 0% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | 35° |
| 03:00 | ✓ | 0% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | 45° |
| 04:00 | ✓ | 0% | 24134m | 0% | 57% | 56° |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 0% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | 65° |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 0% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | 71° |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 0% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | 72° |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 0% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | 66° |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 0% | 24134m | 0% | 57% | 57° |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 0% | 24134m | 0% | 57% | 46° |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 5% | 24135m | 0% | 57% | 36° |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 99% | 24134m | 0% | 47% | 26° |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | 16° |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 68% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | 6.2° |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 30% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | -2.4° |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 8.3% | 24134m | 0% | 47% | -9.8° |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 5% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | -16° |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 26% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | -19° |
| 19:00 | ✓ | 98% | 24134m | 0% | 47% | -21° |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 77% | 24134m | 0% | 47% | -19° |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 27% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | -16° |
| 22:00 | ✓ | 98% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | -10° |
| 23:00 | ✓ | 59% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | -2.9° |
| Sat, Apr 11 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✓ | 25% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | 5.6° |
| 01:00 | ✓ | 53% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | 15° |
| 02:00 | ✓ | 98% | 24134m | 0% | 47% | 25° |
| 03:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | 35° |
| 04:00 | ✓ | 92% | 24134m | 0% | 47% | 46° |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | 55° |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 0% | 47% | 64° |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 99% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | 69° |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 6.6% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | 69° |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 32% | 24134m | 0% | 47% | 62° |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 93% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | 53° |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 44% | 24135m | 0% | 47% | 43° |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 0% | 38% | 32° |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 38% | 22° |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 0% | 38% | 12° |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 38% | 2.3° |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24134m | 0% | 38% | -6.4° |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 38% | -14° |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 38% | -19° |
| 19:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24134m | 0% | 38% | -23° |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24134m | 0% | 38% | -24° |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24134m | 0% | 38% | -22° |
| 22:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 38% | -18° |
| 23:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 38% | -12° |
| Sun, Apr 12 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24134m | 0% | 38% | -4.2° |
| 01:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24134m | 0% | 38% | 4.7° |
| 02:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 38% | 14° |
| 03:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24135m | 0% | 38% | 25° |
| 04:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24135m | 7.4% | 38% | 35° |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 100% | 24135m | 15% | 38% | 45° |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 22% | 38% | 54° |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 22% | 38% | 62° |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 22% | 38% | 66° |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 22% | 38% | 64° |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 31% | 38% | 57° |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 41% | 38% | 48° |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 50% | 29% | 38° |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 60% | 29% | 28° |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 70% | 29% | 17° |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 80% | 29% | 6.8° |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 83% | 29% | -2.8° |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 100% | 24135m | 87% | 29% | -12° |
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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