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Stargazing forecast for Lisbon, Portugal

  • Thu 1 Oct night
  • 38.725° N, 9.150° W
  • 68 m
  • GMT+1 · Europe/Lisbon
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Tonight at a glance

Clear for the rest of the night; the Moon (67% lit) rises at 22:15.

· MET Norway forecast issued 2 Oct, 01:20 UTC

Cloud cover
2%Clear
Dark hours
9 h 17 min20:47–06:04
Moon
67%1 h 30 min moon-free
Wind
9 km/hCalm
Low temperature
16°CDuring the dark hours
Dew risk
ModerateAir comes within 3° of the dew point

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 Lisbon
GMT+1Fri 2Sat 3
Hour05060708091011121314151617181920212223000102030405060708091011121314151617181920
Sky: Dark 05–06, Astronomical twilight 06–07, Civil twilight 07–08, Daylight 08–19, Civil twilight 19–20, Astronomical twilight 20–21, Dark 21–06, Astronomical twilight 06–07, Civil twilight 07–08, Daylight 08–19, Civil twilight 19–20, Astronomical twilight 20–21
Total cloud1323099100959497911001001005491100100922734617483138128910094991009810098395452992
Low cloud000000000000000002000106400003475403020316231521
Mid cloud00000000000000021194336116601232241920209162252
High cloud132309910095949791100100100549110010091272101530273812891009195999710098253537591
Sun & Moon
Temperature °C16161616182022242627282827262524232322222121202020191919202224252626262626252423
Dew point °C13131314131313131313131314141415141414141414151515161616171718181818181818181818
Wind km/h10978910975711131419161515151312111091010910991091011109710131615
Rain (mm)00000000000000000000000000000000.10.10.1000.2000
Cloud cover0–9%10–24%25–44%45–64%65–84%85–100%
SkyDaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightDark
Sun altitudeMoon altitude12dew risk (within 2° of the dew point)Scroll sideways for the next 40 hours →

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.

  1. Tonight1 Oct

    2%Clear

    67% · 1 h 30 min moon-free

    20:47–06:04

  2. Fri2 Oct

    42%Partly cloudy

    56% · 2 h 30 min moon-free

    20:46–06:05

  3. Sat3 Oct

    84%Cloudy

    45% · 3 h 40 min moon-free

    20:44–06:06

  4. Sun4 Oct

    98%Cloudy

    34% · 5 h moon-free

    20:43–06:07

    6-hourly data

  5. Mon5 Oct

    87%Cloudy

    24% · 6 h 10 min moon-free

    20:41–06:08

    6-hourly data

  6. Tue6 Oct

    12%Clear

    15% · 7 h 30 min moon-free

    20:39–06:09

    6-hourly data

  7. Wed7 Oct

    5%Clear

    8% · 8 h 40 min moon-free

    20:38–06:10

    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
19:19
Civil dusk (−6°)
19:45
Nautical dusk (−12°)
20:16
Astronomical dusk (−18°)
20:47
Astronomical dawn (−18°)
06:04
Nautical dawn (−12°)
06:35
Civil dawn (−6°)
07:06
Sunrise
07:33

Dark window: 20:47 – 06:04 GMT+1 (9 h 17 min)

The Moon

Waning Gibbous

Illuminated
67%
Age
20.6 days
Moonrise
22:15
Moonset
13:06 (Thu 1 Oct)
Moon-free dark time
1 h 30 min

Next phases

  1. Last QuarterSat 3 Oct14:25
  2. New MoonSat 10 Oct16:50
  3. First QuarterSun 18 Oct17:13
  4. Full MoonMon 26 Oct04:12
Next lunar eclipse visible here
Partial · Wed 12 Jan 2028, 04:13 · Moon 43° up
Next solar eclipse visible here
Partial · Mon 2 Aug 2027, 09:44 · 92% 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

0°30°60°90°19:0021:0023:0001:0003:0005:0007:00MarsJupiterSaturn
Planets tonight — Lisbon
PlanetRisesTransits (altitude)SetsBest seen tonightBrightnessIn
JupiterVisible03:2810:21 · 67°17:1804:27–06:04, Emag -1.9Leo
SaturnVisible19:3101:40 · 53°07:4820:47–06:04, Smag 0.2Cetus
MarsVisible01:5909:12 · 72°16:2702:57–06:04, Emag 1.1Cancer
Venus10:1515:09 · 30°20:00Below 10°mag -4.7Virgo
Mercury09:3414:49 · 38°20:07Below 10°mag -0.1Virgo

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.

  1. Oct4Sun

    Planet · 13:12

    Saturn at opposition

    Saturn is opposite the Sun: up all night, and at its closest and brightest for the year.

  2. Oct10Sat

    Moon · 16:50

    New Moon

    Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.

  3. Oct12Mon

    Planet · 11:06

    Mercury at greatest evening elongation

    25° from the Sun — the best evening view of Mercury, low in the west after sunset.

  4. Oct26Mon

    Moon · 04:12

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  5. Oct28Wed

    Moon · 18:04

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 364,397 km.

  6. Nov9Mon

    Moon · 07:02

    New Moon

    Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.

  7. Nov24Tue

    Moon · 14:54

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  8. Nov25Wed

    Moon · 21:02

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 359,335 km.

  9. Dec9Wed

    Moon · 00:52

    New Moon

    Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.

  10. Dec21Mon

    Season · 20:50

    Winter solstice

    The longest night of the year — the most hours of darkness.

  11. Dec24Thu

    Moon · 01:28

    Full Moon

    Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.

  12. Dec24Thu

    Moon · 08:32

    Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)

    Closest to Earth this month: 356,641 km.

Quick answers

Will it be clear for stargazing in Lisbon tonight?
Clear for the rest of the night; the Moon (67% lit) rises at 22:15. That is the hourly total-cloud forecast for Lisbon, Portugal on the night of 1 October 2026, read inside the darkest hours: under 25% cloud counts as clear and 65% or more as cloudy.
When does it get dark in Lisbon tonight?
In Lisbon, Portugal on the night of 1 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 20:47 and lasts until 06:04 GMT+1 — 9 h 17 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 19:19, and nautical twilight ends at 20:16.
Is the Moon up tonight in Lisbon?
On the night of 1 October 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal, the Moon is a waning gibbous, 67% illuminated. It sets at 13:06 (Thu 1 Oct) and rises at 22:15, GMT+1. 1 h 30 min of the dark window is moon-free.
Which planets can I see from Lisbon tonight?
From Lisbon, Portugal on the night of 1 October 2026: Mars (02:57–06:04, highest 46° in the E at 06:04, magnitude 1.1); Jupiter (04:27–06:04, highest 29° in the E at 06:04, magnitude -1.9); Saturn (20:47–06:04, highest 53° in the S at 01:37, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+1; all are visible to the naked eye.

Forecast details

Location
38.725° N, 9.150° W
Elevation
68 m
Time zone
Europe/Lisbon (GMT+1)
Weather model
MET Norway Locationforecast 2.0
Forecast issued
2 Oct, 01:20 UTC
Next update expected
≈ 2 Oct, 04:44 UTC
Page generated
2 Oct, 04:13 UTC
Astronomy
Computed with astronomy-engine for these coordinates

Computed for 38.725° N, 9.150° W, elevation 68 m, time zone Europe/Lisbon. 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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