Milky Way Tonight in Anchorage
Tonight's verdict for Anchorage, Alaska, United States — cloud cover, moonlight, sky darkness and the exact window when the galactic core is high enough to see.
AnchorageAlaska, United States
NOT A GOOD NIGHT
Clouds, moonlight, or darkness may make viewing difficult.
Darkness from 21:50, but no usable core window tonight.
- Clouds
- 80%Very cloudy
- Moonlight
- Moderate47% lit
- Darkness
- ExcellentBortle 3
- Weather
- OvercastDry · 4°C
The night, hour by hour
The Milky Way climbs highest close to 7:00 PM.
Next seven nights
No strong night in the week ahead — the bars show how each night compares. Tap a night to redraw everything above.
Why this reading
- Heavy cloud is the main problem tonight.
- Moderate moonlight (47% lit) may wash out faint detail.
- The sky here is dark enough to see the Milky Way clearly.
- The bright centre of the Milky Way stays below the horizon tonight.
Almanac
| Sunset | 19:25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Darkness begins | 21:50 | astronomical twilight ends |
| Best viewing window | none usable | |
| Galactic core | stays below the horizon | never usable tonight |
| Moon | 47% · last quarter | up from 22:30 to 18:50 |
| Sky darkness | Bortle 3 | Rural sky |
| Darkness ends | 05:50 | |
| Sunrise | 08:15 |
Getting somewhere darker
Bortle 1 — unnamed darker area 10 km NW of you · you are Bortle 3
Nearest darker sky: Bortle 1, 10 km NW.
Weather feed is cached from 04:25 local — live numbers resume on the next refresh. Calculated 06:33 local time · Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Representative night-sky photograph — not taken at this location.
Milky Way viewing guidance for Anchorage
Milky Way visibility questions
Can I see the Milky Way tonight in Anchorage?
Not tonight. The bright galactic core stays below a usable altitude tonight — this is the wrong part of the year for Milky Way viewing from here. The seven nights ahead are compared on this page.
What are the cloud and Moon conditions in Anchorage tonight?
Cloud cover in the viewing window averages 80%, and the Moon is 47% illuminated, rising during your viewing window.
How dark is the sky in Anchorage?
Anchorage is in a Bortle 3 area (Rural sky). A darker option — Bortle 1 — is about 10 km NW.