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Huainan

Anhui, China
Today
Mar 4, 2026
Poor

Netflix & Chill Night (Too Cloudy)

97% cloud cover — nothing to see tonight. Good time to plan next week.

Tonight's Forecast
0
/ 100
First Light Index
Poor
Our proprietary metric combining sky clarity, moon interference, and light pollution for optimal stargazing conditions.
0
/ 100
Shutter Score
Poor
Photography-specific metric factoring cloud quality and golden hour potential for landscape shooters.

Light Windows Today

Blue HourGolden HourGolden HourBlue Hour
4 AM12 PM11 PM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
Golden: 48min
Sunset
6:11 PM
Golden: 48min
True Darkness
7:33 PM
Stars visible

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6:20 AM - 7:08 AM
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5:38 PM - 6:26 PM
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Moon Phase

100%
Phase
New Moon
Illumination
100%
⚠️ High Moon Interference
Bright moonlight will wash out faint deep sky objects

Light Pollution

6
Class 1
DarkClass 5
SuburbanClass 9
City
Huainan Classification
Moderate for Astronomy
Bortle Class 6: Bright Suburban Sky

Bright suburban sky

Visible Tonight

No Milky Way visible, only brightest Messier objects visible

🌙 Moderate Light Pollution
Good for bright objects. Milky Way visible but washed out. UHC filters recommended for nebulae.
💡 Tip: Check "Nearby Dark Sky" section below to find better observing sites within driving distance

Weather Conditions

Cloud Cover
99%
Overcast - poor conditions for photography
Morning
100%
Evening
97%
Overnight
96%
Precipitation
5%
Very unlikely
Wind
17
km/h avg
Gusts up to 29 km/h
🟡 Breezy - May affect tracking
Humidity
79%
High - May cause haze
Visibility
24.1
km
Excellent clarity
Temperature
11°C
High
/
5°C
Low
Seeing
2
/ 5
Fair - Atmospheric stability
Transparency
1
/ 5
Hazy - Air clarity
Conditions Summary
🌪️ Poor seeing - Stick to wide-field imaging or wait for better atmospheric stability

Nearby Dark Sky Locations

Within 100km

Wuyang

Bortle
6
3
Significant improvement
99.6km·~1h 15min

Jishui

Bortle
6
3
Significant improvement
193km·~2h 25min

Huangmei

Bortle
6
3
Significant improvement
285.3km·~3h 34min
💡 These locations have significantly darker skies (6 → 3). Expect 8x more visible stars.

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