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Kallakurichi

Tamil Nadu, India
Today
Feb 21, 2026
Poor

Textured Sky — Get Your Camera

Enough cloud texture for interesting skies. Morning: 34% cloud, Evening: 100% cloud.

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
Good
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
6:33 AM
Golden: 42min
Sunset
6:22 PM
Golden: 42min
True Darkness
7:33 PM
Stars visible

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Morning Golden Hour
6:20 AM - 7:01 AM
Evening Golden Hour
5:53 PM - 6:35 PM
Dark Sky Window
7:33 PM onwards
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Moon Phase

14%
Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
14%
💡 Slight Moon Interference
Moon may affect darkest sky observations

Light Pollution

5
Class 1
DarkClass 5
SuburbanClass 9
City
Kallakurichi Classification
Good for Astronomy
Bortle Class 5: Suburban Sky

Suburban sky

Visible Tonight

Milky Way very weak near horizon, only hints overhead

🌙 Moderate Light Pollution
Good for bright objects. Milky Way visible but washed out. UHC filters recommended for nebulae.

Weather Conditions

Cloud Cover
44%
Moderate cloud cover - potential for dramatic skies
Morning
34%
Evening
100%
Overnight
23%
Precipitation
25%
Possible
Wind
14
km/h avg
Gusts up to 31 km/h
🟡 Breezy - May affect tracking
Humidity
70%
High - May cause haze
Visibility
24.1
km
Excellent clarity
Temperature
33°C
High
/
23°C
Low
Seeing
4
/ 5
Excellent - Atmospheric stability
Transparency
1
/ 5
Hazy - Air clarity
Conditions Summary
🌫️ Hazy conditions - Bright objects only, consider light pollution filters

Nearby Dark Sky Locations

Within 100km

V.S.K.Valasai (Dindigul-Dist.)

Bortle
5
3
Significant improvement
180km·~2h 15min

Kodaikānāl

Bortle
5
3
Significant improvement
230.5km·~2h 53min

Marayur

Bortle
5
2
Significant improvement
254.1km·~3h 11min
💡 These locations have significantly darker skies (5 → 3). Expect 4x more visible stars.

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