Moonlight Forecast for Joshua Tree, US Southwest
Joshua Tree combines branching desert trees with rounded granite boulders, open washes and mountain silhouettes for strong foreground-led night scenes.
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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 below show how those signals apply at Joshua Tree.
Explore Moonlight conditions across US Southwest →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Joshua Tree during the last 365 days.
00:00 local time, shared by 37 of 122 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
July, with 25 of 122 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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86-hour requirements breakdown
When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 86-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.
Time America/Denver | 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, Aug 22 | ||||||
| 22:00 | ✓ | 28° | 80% | 3.5% | 24134m | 7.4% |
| 23:00 | ✓ | 26° | 80% | 98% | 24135m | 15% |
| Sun, Aug 23 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✓ | 22° | 80% | 44% | 24134m | 22% |
| 01:00 | ✓ | 15° | 80% | 2% | 24135m | 0% |
| 02:00 | ✓ | 6.5° | 80% | 0% | 24134m | 0% |
| 03:00 | ✓ | -3.2° | 80% | 0% | 24134m | 0% |
| 04:00 | ✓ | -14° | 80% | 0% | 24134m | 0% |
| 05:00 | ✓ | -25° | 80% | 0% | 24134m | 0% |
| 06:00 | ✓ | -37° | 80% | 0% | 24134m | 0% |
| 07:00 | ✓ | -48° | 80% | 0% | 24134m | 0% |
| 08:00 | ✕ | -60° | 80% | 0% | 24135m | 0% |
| 09:00 | ✕ | -72° | 80% | 0% | 24135m | 0% |
| 10:00 | ✕ | -82° | 80% | 0% | 24135m | 0% |
| 11:00 | ✕ | -79° | 80% | 0% | 24134m | 0% |
| 12:00 | ✕ | -68° | 80% | 1.6% | 24134m | 0% |
| 13:00 | ✕ | -56° | 80% | 4.7% | 24135m | 0% |
| 14:00 | ✕ | -44° | 80% | 5% | 24135m | 0% |
| 15:00 | ✕ | -32° | 80% | 15% | 24135m | 0% |
| 16:00 | ✕ | -21° | 80% | 92% | 24135m | 0% |
| 17:00 | ✕ | -9.5° | 80% | 5% | 24134m | 0% |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 0.99° | 87% | 0% | 24135m | 0% |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 11° | 87% | 0% | 24135m | 1.2% |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 19° | 87% | 4.9% | 24134m | 2.3% |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 25° | 87% | 0% | 24134m | 3.5% |
| 22:00 | ✓ | 29° | 87% | 79% | 24134m | 11% |
| 23:00 | ✓ | 30° | 87% | 35% | 24134m | 19% |
| Mon, Aug 24 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✓ | 27° | 87% | 53% | 24135m | 26% |
| 01:00 | ✓ | 22° | 87% | 8.3% | 24134m | 35% |
| 02:00 | ✓ | 15° | 87% | 5.1% | 24134m | 44% |
| 03:00 | ✓ | 6.3° | 87% | 74% | 24135m | 53% |
| 04:00 | ✓ | -3.7° | 87% | 29% | 24134m | 58% |
| 05:00 | ✓ | -15° | 87% | 10% | 24134m | 63% |
| 06:00 | ✓ | -26° | 87% | 5% | 24135m | 68% |
| 07:00 | ✓ | -38° | 87% | 5% | 24135m | 64% |
| 08:00 | ✕ | -50° | 87% | 5% | 24134m | 60% |
| 09:00 | ✕ | -61° | 87% | 42% | 24135m | 56% |
| 10:00 | ✕ | -73° | 87% | 81% | 19408m | 50% |
| 11:00 | ✕ | -81° | 87% | 93% | 24135m | 44% |
| 12:00 | ✕ | -76° | 87% | 14% | 24135m | 39% |
| 13:00 | ✕ | -65° | 87% | 5% | 24134m | 33% |
| 14:00 | ✕ | -53° | 87% | 7% | 24135m | 28% |
| 15:00 | ✕ | -41° | 87% | 13% | 24135m | 22% |
| 16:00 | ✕ | -29° | 87% | 55% | 24134m | 22% |
| 17:00 | ✕ | -17° | 87% | 95% | 24135m | 22% |
| 18:00 | ✕ | -6.1° | 93% | 15% | 22039m | 22% |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 4.5° | 93% | 0.8% | 24134m | 31% |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 14° | 93% | 3.2% | 24134m | 41% |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 22° | 93% | 0% | 24134m | 50% |
| 22:00 | ✓ | 28° | 93% | 0.6% | 24134m | 50% |
| 23:00 | ✓ | 32° | 93% | 1.7% | 24135m | 50% |
| Tue, Aug 25 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✓ | 32° | 93% | 0% | 24134m | 50% |
| 01:00 | ✓ | 30° | 93% | 1.2% | 24135m | 41% |
| 02:00 | ✓ | 24° | 93% | 0% | 24134m | 31% |
| 03:00 | ✓ | 16° | 93% | 0% | 24134m | 22% |
| 04:00 | ✓ | 6.6° | 93% | 0% | 24135m | 31% |
| 05:00 | ✓ | -3.8° | 93% | 0% | 24135m | 41% |
| 06:00 | ✓ | -15° | 93% | 0.2% | 24134m | 50% |
| 07:00 | ✓ | -27° | 93% | 0.8% | 24134m | 33% |
| 08:00 | ✕ | -38° | 93% | 0% | 24135m | 17% |
| 09:00 | ✕ | -50° | 93% | 0% | 24134m | 0% |
| 10:00 | ✕ | -62° | 93% | 1.7% | 24135m | 0% |
| 11:00 | ✕ | -72° | 93% | 0% | 24135m | 0% |
| 12:00 | ✕ | -77° | 93% | 0% | 24134m | 0% |
| 13:00 | ✕ | -71° | 93% | 4.2% | 24135m | 0% |
| 14:00 | ✕ | -61° | 93% | 0% | 24135m | 0% |
| 15:00 | ✕ | -49° | 93% | 4.3% | 24135m | 0% |
| 16:00 | ✕ | -37° | 93% | 15% | 24135m | 7.4% |
| 17:00 | ✕ | -25° | 93% | 52% | 24135m | 15% |
| 18:00 | ✕ | -13° | 97% | 91% | 11626m | 22% |
| 19:00 | ✕ | -1.7° | 97% | 70% | 15796m | 15% |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 9.1° | 97% | 50% | 19965m | 7.4% |
| 21:00 | ✓ | 19° | 97% | 30% | 24135m | 0% |
| 22:00 | ✓ | 27° | 97% | 20% | 24135m | 0% |
| 23:00 | ✓ | 33° | 97% | 9.9% | 24135m | 0% |
| Wed, Aug 26 | ||||||
| 24:00 | ✓ | 36° | 97% | 0% | 24135m | 0% |
| 01:00 | ✓ | 36° | 97% | 0.97% | 24135m | 0% |
| 02:00 | ✓ | 32° | 97% | 1.9% | 24135m | 0% |
| 03:00 | ✓ | 26° | 97% | 2.9% | 24135m | 0% |
| 04:00 | ✓ | 17° | 97% | 4.4% | 24135m | 0% |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 7.2° | 97% | 5.9% | 24135m | 0% |
| 06:00 | ✓ | -3.7° | 97% | 7.4% | 24135m | 0% |
| 07:00 | ✓ | -15° | 97% | 6.8% | 24135m | 0% |
| 08:00 | ✕ | -27° | 97% | 6.2% | 24135m | 0% |
| 09:00 | ✕ | -39° | 97% | 5.6% | 24135m | 0% |
| 10:00 | ✕ | -51° | 97% | 27% | 24135m | 0% |
| 11:00 | ✕ | -62° | 97% | 48% | 24135m | 0% |
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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