Milky Way visibility | California

California: Milky Way planning tonight

Best window: Saturday 9:00 PM-12:00 AM PDT

State signal: 52 (Heavy cloud limits viewing tonight.)

Plan for darker horizons and lower moon interference inside the best-window range.

Top California locations

Best current candidates

1. North Region California

Best window: Saturday 9:00 PM-12:00 AM PDT

Darkness: B3 (Zone class: CONDITIONAL)

2. Central Region California

Best window: Saturday 9:00 PM-12:00 AM PDT

Darkness: B3 (Zone class: CONDITIONAL)

3. South Region California

Best window: Saturday 9:00 PM-12:00 AM PDT

Darkness: B4 (Zone class: CONDITIONAL)