Best dark-sky parks and regions tonight

Location ranking from 2026-04-26

Parks

Parks data pending for this run. Region rankings remain available below.

Regions

1. North Region Arizona

State: Arizona

Best window: Sunday 9:00 PM-12:00 AM MST

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

2. North Region New Mexico

State: New Mexico

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM MDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

3. Central Region New Mexico

State: New Mexico

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM MDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

4. South Region New Mexico

State: New Mexico

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM MDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

5. Central Region Arizona

State: Arizona

Best window: Sunday 9:00 PM-12:00 AM MST

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

6. Central Region Oregon

State: Oregon

Best window: Monday 1:00 AM-3:00 AM PDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

7. Rhode Island Regional View

State: Rhode Island

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM EDT

Darkness: B4

Good dark sky. Milky Way visible with contrast loss.

8. North Region Texas

State: Texas

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM CDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

9. South Region Arizona

State: Arizona

Best window: Sunday 9:00 PM-12:00 AM MST

Darkness: B3

Good dark sky. Milky Way visible with contrast loss.

10. North Region New Hampshire

State: New Hampshire

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM EDT

Darkness: B3

Good dark sky. Milky Way visible with contrast loss.

11. North Region Oregon

State: Oregon

Best window: Monday 1:00 AM-3:00 AM PDT

Darkness: B3

Good dark sky. Milky Way visible with contrast loss.

12. North Region New York

State: New York

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM EDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

13. Central Region New York

State: New York

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM EDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

14. South Region New York

State: New York

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM EDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

15. Central Region New Hampshire

State: New Hampshire

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM EDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

16. South Region New Hampshire

State: New Hampshire

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM EDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

17. South Region Oregon

State: Oregon

Best window: Monday 1:00 AM-3:00 AM PDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

18. Central Region Texas

State: Texas

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM CDT

Darkness: B3

Good dark sky. Milky Way visible with contrast loss.

19. South Region Texas

State: Texas

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM CDT

Darkness: B2

Excellent dark sky. Milky Way structure is strong.

20. North Region Oklahoma

State: Oklahoma

Best window: Sunday 10:00 PM-12:00 AM CDT

Darkness: B3

Good dark sky. Milky Way visible with contrast loss.