Will it be clear for stargazing in Busan tonight?

Cloudy for the rest of the night; the Moon (61% lit) rises at 21:53. That is the hourly total-cloud forecast for Busan, South Korea on the night of 2 October 2026, read inside the darkest hours: under 25% cloud counts as clear and 65% or more as cloudy. Most of the cloud is high and thin, which dims faint objects rather than hiding the sky.

When does it get dark in Busan tonight?

In Busan, South Korea on the night of 2 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 19:31 and lasts until 04:55 GMT+9 — 9 h 25 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 18:07, and nautical twilight ends at 19:01.

Is the Moon up tonight in Busan?

On the night of 2 October 2026 in Busan, South Korea, the Moon is a waning gibbous, 61% illuminated. It sets at 12:22 and rises at 21:53, GMT+9. 2 h 25 min of the dark window is moon-free.

Which planets can I see from Busan tonight?

From Busan, South Korea on the night of 2 October 2026: Mars (01:51–04:55, highest 47° in the E at 04:55, magnitude 1.1); Jupiter (03:21–04:55, highest 31° in the E at 04:55, magnitude -1.9); Saturn (19:31–04:55, highest 57° in the S at 00:21, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+9; all are visible to the naked eye.

Stargazing forecast

Stargazing forecast for Busan, South Korea

Fri 2 Oct night
35.102° N, 129.030° E
15 m
GMT+9 · Asia/Seoul

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Tonight at a glance

Cloudy for the rest of the night; the Moon (61% lit) rises at 21:53.

Most of the cloud is high and thin, which dims faint objects rather than hiding the sky.

Updated 04:01 GMT+9 (2 Oct, 19:01 UTC) · MET Norway forecast issued 2 Oct, 17:18 UTC

Cloud cover: 76%Cloudy
Dark hours: 9 h 25 min19:31–04:55
Moon: 61%2 h 25 min moon-free
Wind: 20 km/hLight
Low temperature: 16°CDuring the dark hours
Dew risk: LowAir comes within 4° 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 Busan
GMT+9	Sat 3																					Sun 4
Hour	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Sky: Dark 03–05, Nautical twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–18, Civil twilight 18–19, Astronomical twilight 19–20, Dark 20–05, Nautical twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–18, Civil twilight 18–19
Total cloud	77	74	99	98	66	29	56	66	12	50	39	46	64	87	75	80	68	94	98	84	88	100	83	99	100	100	100	95	100	100	100	87	20	27	41	77	38	27	13	5
Low cloud	2	2	2	2	6	13	13	22	4	4	4	16	43	22	24	17	10	23	41	36	11	0	11	27	6	2	0	6	35	33	64	27	14	27	41	77	38	27	10	1
Mid cloud	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	16	100	27	96	100	100	100	78	74	53	27	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
High cloud	77	74	99	98	64	19	49	57	9	48	37	37	36	83	66	74	65	91	98	75	87	100	77	90	100	100	99	78	99	99	99	82	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Sun & Moon
Temperature °C	16	16	16	16	17	19	20	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	20	21	22	23	24	24	24	23	23	22	21
Dew point °C	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14
Wind km/h	20	20	21	23	23	25	28	35	35	33	32	31	32	34	32	32	28	30	30	33	31	29	24	28	31	29	24	20	21	21	26	30	32	30	28	28	28	26	25	25
Rain (mm)	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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.

Tonight2 Oct
76%Cloudy
61% · 2 h 20 min moon-free
19:31–04:55
Sat3 Oct
91%Cloudy
49% · 3 h 30 min moon-free
19:29–04:56
Sun4 Oct
27%Partly cloudy
38% · 4 h 40 min moon-free
19:28–04:57
Mon5 Oct
21%Clear
27% · 6 h moon-free
19:26–04:58
6-hourly data
Tue6 Oct
0%Clear
18% · 7 h 10 min moon-free
19:25–04:58
6-hourly data
Wed7 Oct
17%Clear
10% · 8 h 20 min moon-free
19:24–04:59
6-hourly data
Thu8 Oct
0%Clear
5% · 9 h 20 min moon-free
19:22–05:00
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: 18:07
Civil dusk (−6°): 18:32
Nautical dusk (−12°): 19:01
Astronomical dusk (−18°): 19:31
Astronomical dawn (−18°): 04:55
Nautical dawn (−12°): 05:25
Civil dawn (−6°): 05:54
Sunrise: 06:19

Dark window: 19:31 – 04:55 GMT+9 (9 h 25 min)

The Moon

Waning Gibbous

Illuminated: 61%
Age: 21.3 days
Moonrise: 21:53
Moonset: 12:22
Moon-free dark time: 2 h 25 min

Next phases

Last QuarterSat 3 Oct22:25
New MoonSun 11 Oct00:50
First QuarterMon 19 Oct01:13
Full MoonMon 26 Oct13:12

Next lunar eclipse visible here: Partial · Fri 7 Jul 2028, 03:19 · Moon 18° up
Next solar eclipse visible here: Partial · Sat 1 Jun 2030, 17:05 · 59% 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 — Busan
Planet	Rises	Transits (altitude)	Sets	Best seen tonight	Brightness	In
JupiterVisible	02:20	09:07 · 70°	15:57	03:21–04:55, E	mag -1.9	Leo
SaturnVisible	18:17	00:24 · 57°	06:32	19:31–04:55, S	mag 0.2	Cetus
MarsVisible	00:54	07:58 · 75°	15:04	01:51–04:55, E	mag 1.1	Cancer
Venus	08:51	13:54 · 34°	18:53	Below 10°	mag -4.7	Virgo
Mercury	08:17	13:37 · 41°	19:00	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 · 21:12
Saturn at opposition
Saturn is opposite the Sun: up all night, and at its closest and brightest for the year.
Oct11Sun
Moon · 00:50
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
Oct12Mon
Planet · 19:06
Mercury at greatest evening elongation
25° from the Sun — the best evening view of Mercury, low in the west after sunset.
Oct26Mon
Moon · 13:12
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
Oct29Thu
Moon · 03:04
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 364,397 km.
Nov9Mon
Moon · 16:02
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
Nov24Tue
Moon · 23:54
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
Nov26Thu
Moon · 06:02
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 359,335 km.
Dec9Wed
Moon · 09:52
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
Dec22Tue
Season · 05:50
Winter solstice
The longest night of the year — the most hours of darkness.
Dec24Thu
Moon · 10:28
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
Dec24Thu
Moon · 17:32
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 356,641 km.

Quick answers

Will it be clear for stargazing in Busan tonight?: Cloudy for the rest of the night; the Moon (61% lit) rises at 21:53. That is the hourly total-cloud forecast for Busan, South Korea on the night of 2 October 2026, read inside the darkest hours: under 25% cloud counts as clear and 65% or more as cloudy. Most of the cloud is high and thin, which dims faint objects rather than hiding the sky.
When does it get dark in Busan tonight?: In Busan, South Korea on the night of 2 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 19:31 and lasts until 04:55 GMT+9 — 9 h 25 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 18:07, and nautical twilight ends at 19:01.
Is the Moon up tonight in Busan?: On the night of 2 October 2026 in Busan, South Korea, the Moon is a waning gibbous, 61% illuminated. It sets at 12:22 and rises at 21:53, GMT+9. 2 h 25 min of the dark window is moon-free.
Which planets can I see from Busan tonight?: From Busan, South Korea on the night of 2 October 2026: Mars (01:51–04:55, highest 47° in the E at 04:55, magnitude 1.1); Jupiter (03:21–04:55, highest 31° in the E at 04:55, magnitude -1.9); Saturn (19:31–04:55, highest 57° in the S at 00:21, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+9; all are visible to the naked eye.

Forecast details

Location: 35.102° N, 129.030° E
Elevation: 15 m
Time zone: Asia/Seoul (GMT+9)
Weather model: MET Norway Locationforecast 2.0
Forecast issued: 2 Oct, 17:18 UTC
Next update expected: ≈ 2 Oct, 18:48 UTC
Page generated: 2 Oct, 19:01 UTC
Astronomy: Computed with astronomy-engine for these coordinates

Computed for 35.102° N, 129.030° E, elevation 15 m, time zone Asia/Seoul. 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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