When does it get dark in Adelaide tonight?

In Adelaide, Australia on the night of 2 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 7:44 PM and lasts until 4:24 AM GMT+9:30 — 8 h 40 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 6:19 PM, and nautical twilight ends at 7:14 PM.

Is the Moon up tonight in Adelaide?

On the night of 2 October 2026 in Adelaide, Australia, the Moon is a waning gibbous, 61% illuminated. It rises at 12:45 AM and sets at 10:14 AM, GMT+9:30. 5 h of the dark window is moon-free.

Which planets can I see from Adelaide tonight?

From Adelaide, Australia on the night of 2 October 2026: Venus (7:44 PM–7:54 PM, highest 12° in the W at 7:44 PM, magnitude -4.7); Mars (3:54 AM–4:24 AM, highest 16° in the NE at 4:24 AM, magnitude 1.1); Saturn (7:44 PM–4:24 AM, highest 53° in the N at 12:14 AM, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+9:30; all are visible to the naked eye.

Stargazing forecast

Stargazing forecast for Adelaide, South Australia

Fri 2 Oct night
34.929° S, 138.599° E
59 m
GMT+9:30 · Australia/Adelaide

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Tonight at a glance

No hourly cloud forecast available right now; the Moon (61% lit) rises at 12:45 AM.

Updated 5:47 AM GMT+9:30 (2 Oct, 20:17 UTC) · MET Norway forecast issued 2 Oct, 19:18 UTC

Cloud cover: —No forecast
Dark hours: 8 h 40 min7:44 PM–4:24 AM
Moon: 61%5 h moon-free
Wind: —No forecast
Low temperature: —During the dark hours
Dew risk: —No forecast

Photo: Milky Way over Paranal — ESO/A. Ghizzi Panizza (www.albertoghizzipanizza.com), CC BY 4.0

Hourly forecast

Cloud by layer, hour by hour. Darker blue means clearer sky; each cell shows its percentage. Low cloud blocks the sky outright; thin high cloud only dims it.

Hourly cloud cover (%) and conditions tonight in Adelaide
GMT+9:30	Sat 3																			Sun 4
Hour	5a	6a	7a	8a	9a	10a	11a	12p	1p	2p	3p	4p	5p	6p	7p	8p	9p	10p	11p	12a	1a	3a	4a	5a	6a	7a	8a	9a	10a	11a	12p	1p	2p	3p	4p	5p	6p	7p	8p	9p
Sky: Daylight 5a–6p, Nautical twilight 6p–7p, Dark 7p–5a, Nautical twilight 5a–6a, Daylight 6a–7p, Nautical twilight 7p–8p, Dark 8p–10p
Total cloud	41	83	100	100	100	90	59	45	32	23	56	88	73	100	100	100	99	98	100	93	88	100	96	90	92	86	38	97	95	98	98	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Low cloud	41	83	100	100	100	84	47	45	32	23	56	88	73	100	100	100	99	95	98	78	25	38	49	53	51	38	27	13	23	53	82	71	27	31	30	38	5	21	16	2
Mid cloud	0	0	1	1	17	64	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	4	52	40	54	11	66	77	100	100	98	100	99	100	100
High cloud	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	63	81	73	84	100	94	75	84	76	14	95	89	92	91	98	100	100	100	100	100	88	88	14
Sun & Moon
Temperature °C	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	17	18	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14
Dew point °C; dew risk (within 2° of the dew point): 11p, 12a, 3a, 4a, 5a, 9p	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12
Wind km/h	18	17	19	24	26	24	25	24	25	26	21	19	19	14	14	16	14	14	12	11	13	11	11	9	11	12	10	9	7	6	14	13	13	13	13	14	12	9	6	4
Rain (mm)	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0.2	0

Cloud cover0–9%10–24%25–44%45–64%65–84%85–100%

SkyDaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightDark

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Weather data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

Next 7 nights

Average cloud during each night's dark hours, with the Moon. The first two to three nights use hourly data; later nights use MET Norway's 6-hourly steps and are less certain.

Tonight2 Oct
Beyond forecast
61% · 5 h moon-free
7:44 PM–4:24 AM
Sat3 Oct
97%Cloudy
50% · 6 h moon-free
7:45 PM–5:22 AM
Sun4 Oct
100%Cloudy
38% · 6 h 50 min moon-free
8:46 PM–5:21 AM
Mon5 Oct
11%Clear
28% · 7 h 20 min moon-free
8:47 PM–5:19 AM
6-hourly data
Tue6 Oct
9%Clear
18% · 8 h moon-free
8:48 PM–5:18 AM
6-hourly data
Wed7 Oct
3%Clear
10% · 8 h 20 min moon-free
8:49 PM–5:16 AM
6-hourly data
Thu8 Oct
33%Partly cloudy
5% · 8 h 25 min moon-free
8:50 PM–5:15 AM
6-hourly data

Sun & twilight

Twilight ends in three steps. Faint galaxies and the Milky Way need astronomical darkness, when the Sun is more than 18° below the horizon.

Sunset: 6:19 PM
Civil dusk (−6°): 6:44 PM
Nautical dusk (−12°): 7:14 PM
Astronomical dusk (−18°): 7:44 PM
Astronomical dawn (−18°): 4:24 AM
Nautical dawn (−12°): 4:54 AM
Civil dawn (−6°): 5:24 AM
Sunrise: 5:50 AM

Dark window: 7:44 PM – 4:24 AM GMT+9:30 (8 h 40 min)

The Moon

Waning Gibbous

Illuminated: 61%
Age: 21.4 days
Moonrise: 12:45 AM
Moonset: 10:14 AM
Moon-free dark time: 5 h

Next phases

Last QuarterSat 3 Oct10:55 PM
New MoonSun 11 Oct2:20 AM
First QuarterMon 19 Oct2:43 AM
Full MoonMon 26 Oct2:42 PM

Next lunar eclipse visible here: Partial · Fri 7 Jul 2028, 3:49 AM · Moon 43° up
Next solar eclipse visible here: Partial · Sat 22 Jul 2028, 1:11 PM · 76% of the Sun covered

Planets tonight

Naked-eye planets that climb more than 10° above the horizon during the astronomically dark hours.

Altitude through the night

Planets tonight — Adelaide
Planet	Rises	Transits (altitude)	Sets	Best seen tonight	Brightness	In
VenusVisible	6:37 AM	1:46 PM · 76°	8:50 PM	7:44 PM–7:54 PM, W	mag -4.7	Virgo
SaturnVisible	6:20 PM	12:16 AM · 53°	6:12 AM	7:44 PM–4:24 AM, N	mag 0.2	Cetus
MarsVisible	2:48 AM	7:50 AM · 35°	12:53 PM	3:54 AM–4:24 AM, NE	mag 1.1	Cancer
Jupiter	3:41 AM	8:59 AM · 40°	2:19 PM	Below 10°	mag -1.9	Leo
Mercury	6:45 AM	1:29 PM · 69°	8:13 PM	Below 10°	mag -0.1	Virgo

Lower magnitude = brighter. Venus and Jupiter outshine every star.

Sky events — next 90 days

Moon phases, seasons, planet highlights and eclipses, with times for this city.

Oct4Sun
Planet · 10:42 PM
Saturn at opposition
Saturn is opposite the Sun: up all night, and at its closest and brightest for the year.
Oct11Sun
Moon · 2:20 AM
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
Oct12Mon
Planet · 8:36 PM
Mercury at greatest evening elongation
25° from the Sun — the best evening view of Mercury, low in the west after sunset.
Oct26Mon
Moon · 2:42 PM
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
Oct29Thu
Moon · 4:34 AM
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 364,397 km.
Nov9Mon
Moon · 5:32 PM
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
Nov25Wed
Moon · 1:24 AM
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
Nov26Thu
Moon · 7:32 AM
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 359,335 km.
Dec9Wed
Moon · 11:22 AM
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
Dec22Tue
Season · 7:20 AM
Summer solstice
The shortest night of the year — the fewest dark hours.
Dec24Thu
Moon · 11:58 AM
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
Dec24Thu
Moon · 7:02 PM
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 356,641 km.

Quick answers

When does it get dark in Adelaide tonight?: In Adelaide, Australia on the night of 2 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 7:44 PM and lasts until 4:24 AM GMT+9:30 — 8 h 40 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 6:19 PM, and nautical twilight ends at 7:14 PM.
Is the Moon up tonight in Adelaide?: On the night of 2 October 2026 in Adelaide, Australia, the Moon is a waning gibbous, 61% illuminated. It rises at 12:45 AM and sets at 10:14 AM, GMT+9:30. 5 h of the dark window is moon-free.
Which planets can I see from Adelaide tonight?: From Adelaide, Australia on the night of 2 October 2026: Venus (7:44 PM–7:54 PM, highest 12° in the W at 7:44 PM, magnitude -4.7); Mars (3:54 AM–4:24 AM, highest 16° in the NE at 4:24 AM, magnitude 1.1); Saturn (7:44 PM–4:24 AM, highest 53° in the N at 12:14 AM, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+9:30; all are visible to the naked eye.

Forecast details

Location: 34.929° S, 138.599° E
Elevation: 59 m
Time zone: Australia/Adelaide (GMT+9:30)
Weather model: MET Norway Locationforecast 2.0
Forecast issued: 2 Oct, 19:18 UTC
Next update expected: ≈ 2 Oct, 20:49 UTC
Page generated: 2 Oct, 20:17 UTC
Astronomy: Computed with astronomy-engine for these coordinates

Computed for 34.929° S, 138.599° E, elevation 59 m, time zone Australia/Adelaide. City centres are light-polluted; the times here apply anywhere within about 50 km, so drive out to darker skies.

Sun, Moon and planet positions are calculated with astronomy-engine. Twilight uses the Sun's geometric centre; sunrise and sunset use the upper limb with standard refraction.

The summary line restates the hourly total-cloud forecast inside the dark window (clear under 25%, cloudy from 65%) and the Moon's times. It is not a score — the Tonight score lives in the app.

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