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Antananarivo

Analamanga, Madagascar
Today
Feb 21, 2026
Poor

Netflix & Chill Night (Too Cloudy)

100% 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
5:45 AM
Golden: 43min
Sunset
6:21 PM
Golden: 43min
True Darkness
7:36 PM
Stars visible

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5:31 AM - 6:14 AM
Evening Golden Hour
5:52 PM - 6:35 PM
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7:36 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
Antananarivo 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
95%
Overcast - poor conditions for photography
Morning
85%
Evening
100%
Overnight
98%
Precipitation
70%
Very likely
Wind
18
km/h avg
Gusts up to 30 km/h
🟡 Breezy - May affect tracking
Humidity
78%
High - May cause haze
Visibility
22.2
km
Excellent clarity
Temperature
28°C
High
/
18°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

Alarobia

Bortle
5
2
Significant improvement
21.6km·~16min

Imerintsiatosika

Bortle
5
3
Significant improvement
24.4km·~18min

Manjakandriana

Bortle
5
2
Significant improvement
27.8km·~21min
💡 These locations have significantly darker skies (5 → 2). Expect 8x more visible stars.

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