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Tirunelveli

Tamil Nadu, India
Today
Mar 8, 2026
Poor

Textured Sky — Get Your Camera

Enough cloud texture for interesting skies. Morning: 70% cloud, Evening: 34% 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
6:29 AM
Golden: 41min
Sunset
6:30 PM
Golden: 41min
True Darkness
7:40 PM
Stars visible

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Morning Golden Hour
6:16 AM - 6:57 AM
Evening Golden Hour
6:02 PM - 6:43 PM
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7:40 PM onwards
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Moon Phase

80%
Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
80%

Light Pollution

6
Class 1
DarkClass 5
SuburbanClass 9
City
Tirunelveli 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
43%
Moderate cloud cover - potential for dramatic skies
Morning
70%
Evening
34%
Overnight
25%
Precipitation
0%
Very unlikely
Wind
23
km/h avg
Gusts up to 43 km/h
🔴 Windy - Challenging conditions
Humidity
64%
Moderate
Visibility
24.1
km
Excellent clarity
Temperature
37°C
High
/
22°C
Low
Seeing
4
/ 5
Excellent - Atmospheric stability
Transparency
3
/ 5
Clear - Air clarity
Conditions Summary
👍 Good conditions for most observations

Nearby Dark Sky Locations

Within 100km

Ponmana

Bortle
6
3
Significant improvement
56.8km·~43min

Erāttupetta

Bortle
6
3
Significant improvement
145.5km·~1h 49min

Munnar

Bortle
6
3
Significant improvement
165.3km·~2h 4min
💡 These locations have significantly darker skies (6 → 3). Expect 8x more visible stars.

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