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Rule Moonlight

Moonlight Forecast for Grand Canyon, US Southwest

Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

The Grand Canyon layers cliffs, temples and the Colorado River into immense depth, with changing light revealing successive bands of rock and atmosphere.

10 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Denver
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First upcoming window
Brilliant Moonlight
Grand Canyon
Fri, Oct 23 · 01:00–04:00 · 3h window
Medium confidence
57%
🌕Moon Illumination91.2%
☁️Total Cloud Coverage2-3%
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Brilliant Moonlight at Dusk
Grand Canyon
Fri, Oct 23 · 19:00–20:00
🌕Moon Illumination:96.2%
Medium
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Brilliant Moonlight
Grand Canyon
Fri, Oct 23 · 20:00–22:00
🌕Moon Illumination:96.2%
Medium
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Brilliant Moonlight (high)
Grand Canyon
Fri, Oct 23 · 23:00–01:00
🌕Moon Illumination:96.2%
Medium
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Brilliant Moonlight
Grand Canyon
Sat, Oct 24 · 03:00–05:00
🌕Moon Illumination:96.2%
Low
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Brilliant Moonlight (high)
Grand Canyon
Sun, Oct 25 · 01:00–03:00
🌕Moon Illumination:99.3%
Low
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Brilliant Moonlight
Grand Canyon
Sun, Oct 25 · 20:00–06:00
🌕Moon Illumination:99.9%
Medium
+3 more windows in the next 14 days

72-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-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/Denver.

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.

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Thu, Oct 22, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
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Sat, Oct 24, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
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How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Moonlight conditions across US Southwest. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Grand Canyon.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Grand Canyon during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
13
recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence
Last 90 days
37
recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence
Last 365 days
127
recorded matching windows · 72% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

00:00 local time, shared by 39 of 127 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

March, with 22 of 127 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.

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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.

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