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Lake Tekapo - Dark Skies - New Zealand

Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, New Zealand

Moonless nights with crystal-clear skies for deep-sky photography

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Pacific/Auckland
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Next opportunity
Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Today · 19:03–06:00 · 11h window
Medium confidence
59%
🌛Moon Altitude-56.8--4°
☁️Total Cloud Coverage1.4-5.4%
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Tomorrow · 19:02–06:06
🌛Moon Altitude:-63.2--7.3°
Medium
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Sat, May 16 · 19:02–06:07
🌛Moon Altitude:-68.6--20.4°
Medium
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Sun, May 17 · 19:01–06:08
🌛Moon Altitude:-72.2--18°
Medium
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Lake Tekapo
Mon, May 18 · 19:00–01:00
🌛Moon Altitude:-58.8--9°
Medium

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
47matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
OR 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, May 13
08:00✕96%24134m0%24%43°
09:00✕96%24135m0%24%45°
10:00✕41%24134m0%24%43°
11:00✕9.6%24135m0%24%38°
12:00✕5%24135m0%16%31°
13:00✕5%24134m0%16%22°
14:00✕5%24134m0%16%12°
15:00✕1.4%24135m0%16%1.2°
16:00✕0.6%24134m0%16%-9.4°
17:00✕0.2%24135m0%16%-20°
18:00✕0%24134m0%16%-30°
19:00✓0%24134m0%16%-39°
20:00✓0%24134m0%16%-46°
21:00✓0%24134m0%16%-50°
22:00✓0%24135m0%16%-50°
23:00✓0%24135m0%16%-46°
Thu, May 14
24:00✓0%24134m0%16%-40°
01:00✓0%24135m0%16%-31°
02:00✓0%24135m0%16%-21°
03:00✓0%24134m0%16%-11°
04:00✓0%24134m0%16%-1.1°
05:00✓0%24134m0%16%8.9°
06:00✓0%24135m0%16%18°
07:00✕0%24134m0%16%26°
08:00✕0%24134m0%16%33°
09:00✕0%24135m0%16%37°
10:00✕0%24134m0%16%38°
11:00✕0%24134m0%16%36°
12:00✕0%24134m0%7.9%31°
13:00✕0%24135m0%7.9%23°
14:00✕0%24135m0%7.9%15°
15:00✕0%24135m0%7.9%4.8°
16:00✕0%24135m0%7.9%-5.6°
17:00✕0%24135m0%7.9%-16°
18:00✕0.3%24134m0%7.9%-27°
19:00✓5%24135m0%7.9%-37°
20:00✓5%24134m0%7.9%-46°
21:00✓4.9%24135m0%7.9%-53°
22:00✓1.4%24134m0%7.9%-57°
23:00✓5%24134m0%7.9%-56°
Fri, May 15
24:00✓5%24134m0%7.9%-51°
01:00✓5%24134m0%7.9%-44°
02:00✓5%24135m0%7.9%-34°
03:00✓5%24134m0%7.9%-24°
04:00✓5%24134m0%7.9%-14°
05:00✓5.4%24134m0%7.9%-4°
06:00✓27%24135m0%7.9%5.6°
07:00✕5%24135m0%7.9%14°
08:00✕5%24135m0%7.9%22°
09:00✕5%24134m0%7.9%28°
10:00✕2.1%24134m0%7.9%31°
11:00✕0%24135m0%7.9%31°
12:00✕0%24135m0%2.9%29°
13:00✕0%24135m0%2.9%24°
14:00✕0%24135m0%2.9%17°
15:00✕0%24135m0%2.9%8.3°
16:00✕0.2%24134m0%2.9%-1.2°
17:00✕0%24135m0%2.9%-11°
18:00✕0.1%24134m0%2.9%-22°
19:00✓4.1%24135m0%2.9%-32°
20:00✓1.5%24134m0%2.9%-43°
21:00✓0.5%24135m0%2.9%-52°
22:00✓0.1%24134m0%2.9%-59°
23:00✓0%24135m0%2.9%-63°
Sat, May 16
24:00✓0%24135m0%2.9%-62°
01:00✓0%24135m0%2.9%-56°
02:00✓0%24134m0%2.9%-47°
03:00✓0%24134m0%2.9%-38°
04:00✓0%24134m0%2.9%-27°
05:00✓0%24135m0%2.9%-17°
06:00✓1.5%24134m0%2.9%-7.3°
07:00✕5%24134m0%2.9%2°
08:00✕5%24134m0%2.9%10°
09:00✕5%24134m0%2.9%17°
10:00✕5%24134m0%2.9%22°
11:00✕5%24134m0%2.9%25°
12:00✕5.1%24134m0%0.2%26°
13:00✕5.1%24134m0%0.2%23°
14:00✕5%24135m0%0.2%18°
15:00✕5%24135m0%0.2%12°
16:00✕5%24135m0%0.2%3.4°
17:00✕5%24135m0%0.2%-5.7°
18:00✕5%24135m0%0.2%-16°
19:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-26°
20:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-36°
21:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-47°
22:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-56°
23:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-64°
Sun, May 17
24:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-69°
01:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-67°
02:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-60°
03:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-51°
04:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-41°
05:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-31°
06:00✓5%24135m0%0.2%-20°
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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