Blue Moon Observatory
Clear Sky Chart
History

This sumarizes the distribution of each different forecast outcome for the Blue Moon Observatory clear sky chart from 2005-11-06 to 2024-01-12.

This page is a summary of past forecasts. Even though it's based only on forecasts, some people use these pages as clue to a site's climate. But climate data based on actual observation should be preferred (if you can find it!).

Cloud, Transparency and Seeing forecasts are summarized individually. But because good observing conditions require a combination of minimum cloud cover, transparency and seeing, the individual forecast summaries can be difficult to interpret. The observing conditions section counts the combinations of conditions needed for common types of astronomical observation.

Observing Conditions

The following tables count the occurrence of the combinations of forecast and darkness conditions needed for different observations. Conditions are rated by by what percentage of the hours the observation would likely be attempted are usable.
Observation TypeMinimum conditions for hour to be usableOut of hours
Clear of CloudsTransparencySeeingSky Brightness
Planetary:50%(no limit)Average(no limit)Nighttime Hours
Deep Sky:70%Average(no limit)5.9Nighttime Hours
CCD Imaging:70%Below AveragePoor(no limit)Nighttime Hours

Percentages are of nighttime hours per month, or per year, when a particular observing conditions was met. Deep Sky percentages never exceed 50% because the moon is up half the time. Deep sky percentages are much lower for charts at high latitudes because of fewer dark hours in the summer.

Overall

PlanetaryData
Pts
Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Both Planetary and Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Either Planetary or Deep SkyData
Pts
CCD ImagingData
Pts
Night
45%
24040
23%
74464
16%
23984
52%
23984
28%
46040

By Month

MonthDays of MonthPlanetaryData
Pts
Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Both Planetary and Deep Sky
Max 60%
Data
Pts
Either Planetary or Deep SkyData
Pts
CCD ImagingData
Pts
January1st to 10thNight
24%
950
21%
2648
9%
946
34%
946
23%
1768
January11th to 20thNight
22%
906
19%
2439
7%
906
31%
906
18%
1792
January21st to endNight
22%
933
24%
2517
9%
933
34%
933
26%
1671
February1st to 10thNight
20%
720
17%
2160
7%
720
29%
720
18%
1523
February11th to 20thNight
19%
703
18%
2099
8%
700
26%
700
18%
1445
February21st to endNight
19%
592
20%
1776
8%
592
29%
592
19%
1230
March1st to 10thNight
29%
720
21%
2160
10%
720
38%
720
24%
1397
March11th to 20thNight
27%
672
17%
2104
10%
672
34%
672
21%
1428
March21st to endNight
34%
594
19%
1980
11%
594
42%
594
21%
1291
April1st to 10thNight
35%
540
25%
1800
14%
540
49%
540
29%
1033
April11th to 20thNight
39%
533
26%
1775
18%
533
52%
533
27%
1058
April21st to endNight
38%
540
22%
1800
15%
540
49%
540
26%
1106
May1st to 10thNight
41%
540
21%
1702
14%
540
49%
540
30%
1037
May11th to 20thNight
52%
531
18%
1592
14%
531
56%
531
28%
1007
May21st to endNight
62%
584
20%
1722
14%
582
66%
582
34%
1026
June1st to 10thNight
62%
540
22%
1440
17%
540
64%
540
33%
931
June11th to 20thNight
75%
540
29%
1440
22%
540
77%
540
51%
778
June21st to endNight
74%
540
25%
1440
19%
540
77%
540
45%
809
July1st to 10thNight
72%
525
17%
1400
15%
525
73%
525
34%
889
July11th to 20thNight
71%
522
22%
1392
20%
522
72%
522
40%
838
July21st to endNight
76%
591
24%
1642
23%
558
78%
558
40%
932
August1st to 10thNight
77%
537
21%
1778
24%
534
78%
534
35%
966
August11th to 20thNight
75%
534
23%
1776
27%
534
76%
534
34%
987
August21st to endNight
72%
594
24%
1980
29%
594
73%
594
34%
1112
September1st to 10thNight
71%
540
27%
1800
29%
540
73%
540
35%
1000
September11th to 20thNight
68%
648
29%
1908
25%
648
70%
648
36%
1109
September21st to endNight
63%
720
32%
1980
24%
720
68%
720
41%
1136
October1st to 10thNight
63%
720
33%
1980
26%
720
67%
720
43%
1096
October11th to 20thNight
50%
720
30%
2146
21%
720
59%
720
35%
1239
October21st to endNight
42%
792
27%
2453
20%
792
51%
792
29%
1500
November1st to 10thNight
48%
740
30%
2406
25%
740
57%
740
35%
1308
November11th to 20thNight
38%
760
30%
2470
20%
760
53%
760
33%
1374
November21st to endNight
37%
760
25%
2470
19%
760
47%
760
27%
1507
December1st to 10thNight
29%
760
21%
2470
13%
760
40%
760
19%
1656
December11th to 20thNight
32%
862
25%
3047
14%
862
43%
862
22%
1856
December21st to endNight
25%
1037
12%
4772
9%
1026
35%
1026
12%
3205

Individual Forecasts

The length of each colored bar in the "occurrence of each Forecast" column is proportional to the number of times the chart forecast that color. The percentages are of the total number of hours per month, or per year, with a particular forecast. The colors as the same as those used in clear sky charts.

Note: Transparency probabilities are only counted for those hours that have 30% or less cloud cover. Seeing probabilities are only counted for those hours that have 80% or less cloud cover. If that's too tricky, try Observing Conditions instead.

Overall

Occurrence of each ForecastData
Points
Cloud CoverDay
13%6%35%5%35%5%5%8%43%
74799
Night
13%6%35%5%3445%7%46%
74918
TransparencyDay
40%6%11%23%17%3
74512
Night
38%5%10%23%19%5%
74726
SeeingDay
16%10%23%25%18%9%
14171
Night
16%8%25%29%18%3
24050

By Month

Percentage Cloud Cover SE (2006-)
Color Meanings:
Overcast 90% covered 80% covered 70% covered 60% covered 50% covered 40% covered 30% covered 20% covered 10% covered Clear
MonthDays in MonthOccurrence of each ForecastData
Points
January1st to 10thDay
17%9%47%42435%6%40%
1517
11th to 20thDay
20%10%45%5%24446%35%
1542
21st to endDay
16%7%25%433446%47%
1836
February1st to 10thDay
19%10%45%5%33446%36%
1800
11th to 20thDay
21%8%47%433445%37%
1748
21st to endDay
23%10%36%43444435%
1480
March1st to 10thDay
18%9%35%5%34436%42%
1800
11th to 20thDay
21%9%36%5%34445%35%
1870
21st to endDay
19%7%46%6%35%45%6%36%
2376
April1st to 10thDay
13%6%35%5%3445%7%47%
2160
11th to 20thDay
17%6%36%5%24345%44%
2134
21st to endDay
15%6%26%435%5%5%8%41%
2160
May1st to 10thDay
15%6%35%5%345%5%7%42%
2258
11th to 20thDay
13%6%36%6%35%5%5%7%40%
2301
21st to endDay
8%5%37%7%45%7%7%10%36%
2549
June1st to 10thDay
9%6%25%6%35%5%6%10%43%
2520
11th to 20thDay
43245%46%6%7%10%49%
2520
21st to endDay
6%4245%46%6%7%10%47%
2520
July1st to 10thDay
7%5%26%7%47%6%7%11%37%
2520
11th to 20thDay
8%6%35%5%47%7%8%11%38%
2520
21st to endDay
7%325%6%46%6%8%11%42%
2573
August1st to 10thDay
5%425%6%36%8%7%13%39%
2148
11th to 20thDay
9%5%36%446%6%7%10%40%
2125
21st to endDay
9%6%246%346%6%10%43%
2376
September1st to 10thDay
11%5%25%436%5%6%8%45%
2160
11th to 20thDay
12%5%26%5%3445%7%48%
2034
21st to endDay
10%7%2343445%6%51%
1980
October1st to 10thDay
10%42443345%6%56%
1980
11th to 20thDay
13%5%2342345%6%52%
1810
21st to endDay
19%7%3432324449%
1900
November1st to 10thDay
12%5%25%322345%57%
1672
11th to 20thDay
14%5%35%424445%51%
1710
21st to endDay
17%7%3442435%6%45%
1710
December1st to 10thDay
21%8%35%43445%5%38%
1710
11th to 20thDay
17%8%36%5%34446%41%
1997
21st to endDay
15%12%46%6%35%45%6%34%
2783
January1st to 10thNight
18%7%36%5%33346%42%
2648
11th to 20thNight
19%10%5%7%5%34435%34%
2439
21st to endNight
18%7%35%5%24446%43%
2517
February1st to 10thNight
21%10%36%6%3435%5%35%
2160
11th to 20thNight
20%7%46%6%3443439%
2098
21st to endNight
21%8%36%434345%38%
1776
March1st to 10thNight
16%7%35%5%35%45%6%43%
2160
11th to 20thNight
20%8%36%5%3335%5%39%
2104
21st to endNight
15%8%35%5%35%5%5%8%38%
1980
April1st to 10thNight
11%5%3443445%7%49%
1800
11th to 20thNight
16%6%25%43345%6%47%
1775
21st to endNight
13%6%345%345%6%7%45%
1800
May1st to 10thNight
14%7%245%2335%7%48%
1702
11th to 20thNight
10%6%35%6%35%5%6%8%44%
1592
21st to endNight
6%425%6%35%6%7%11%45%
1722
June1st to 10thNight
8%5%26%5%35%47%9%44%
1440
11th to 20thNight
4313425%5%6%8%59%
1440
21st to endNight
3214436%5%6%13%53%
1440
July1st to 10thNight
7%425%5%45%6%8%11%43%
1440
11th to 20thNight
6%425%5%35%6%5%10%50%
1440
21st to endNight
5%324435%5%7%9%52%
1739
August1st to 10thNight
4424435%6%9%10%49%
1790
11th to 20thNight
6%3245%346%7%9%51%
1776
21st to endNight
8%425%5%245%5%10%50%
1980
September1st to 10thNight
10%3345%235%48%53%
1800
11th to 20thNight
9%5%34434448%53%
1908
21st to endNight
10%414434346%57%
1980
October1st to 10thNight
9%413323346%60%
1980
11th to 20thNight
13%5%24334345%54%
2146
21st to endNight
17%7%24323445%48%
2453
November1st to 10thNight
12%6%24422346%57%
2406
11th to 20thNight
12%425%42445%7%52%
2470
21st to endNight
17%7%25%424445%48%
2470
December1st to 10thNight
21%8%36%5%24346%39%
2470
11th to 20thNight
16%8%35%423445%46%
3193
21st to endNight
17%10%47%6%35%5%5%7%32%
4884

Transparency (when cloud cover <= 30%)
Color Meanings:
Too cloudy to forecast Poor Below Average Average Above average Transparent
MonthDays in MonthOccurrence of each ForecastData
Points
January1st to 10thDay
45%49%22%17%3
1518
11th to 20thDay
51%49%21%14%1
1542
21st to endDay
40%310%26%18%2
1836
February1st to 10thDay
50%48%20%16%2
1800
11th to 20thDay
50%47%21%15%3
1758
21st to endDay
52%38%17%14%6%
1480
March1st to 10thDay
46%47%18%20%6%
1800
11th to 20thDay
51%6%7%19%14%3
1870
21st to endDay
49%5%10%21%14%1
2376
April1st to 10thDay
38%5%9%24%21%3
2160
11th to 20thDay
43%48%20%20%5%
2134
21st to endDay
41%5%10%25%17%2
2160
May1st to 10thDay
41%5%12%25%15%1
2258
11th to 20thDay
43%6%12%22%16%1
2305
21st to endDay
40%9%16%23%11%2
2549
June1st to 10thDay
36%7%13%22%20%2
2520
11th to 20thDay
29%7%16%28%17%3
2520
21st to endDay
30%9%14%26%18%4
2520
July1st to 10thDay
37%10%16%21%12%4
2451
11th to 20thDay
36%9%17%21%13%4
2445
21st to endDay
33%8%17%28%12%1
2430
August1st to 10thDay
33%8%17%27%13%1
2136
11th to 20thDay
38%7%12%25%16%2
2125
21st to endDay
35%7%14%24%17%3
2376
September1st to 10thDay
36%7%11%26%16%4
2160
11th to 20thDay
37%5%9%22%23%4
2034
21st to endDay
33%5%7%24%24%6%
1980
October1st to 10thDay
29%5%10%23%26%6%
1980
11th to 20thDay
33%37%23%25%8%
1810
21st to endDay
40%36%22%23%6%
1900
November1st to 10thDay
31%48%24%28%5%
1672
11th to 20thDay
37%47%21%24%7%
1710
21st to endDay
41%37%24%20%5%
1710
December1st to 10thDay
48%5%6%22%16%3
1710
11th to 20thDay
45%48%23%17%3
1994
21st to endDay
51%410%22%12%1
2783
January1st to 10thNight
46%38%22%18%3
2648
11th to 20thNight
55%37%20%14%2
2439
21st to endNight
43%38%24%19%3
2517
February1st to 10thNight
53%39%16%17%2
2160
11th to 20thNight
49%47%19%16%4
2099
21st to endNight
50%48%18%16%5%
1776
March1st to 10thNight
43%48%15%21%9%
2160
11th to 20thNight
48%49%20%16%3
2104
21st to endNight
44%6%10%23%14%3
1980
April1st to 10thNight
35%5%11%26%19%5%
1800
11th to 20thNight
38%47%22%22%8%
1775
21st to endNight
39%5%9%25%19%2
1800
May1st to 10thNight
37%5%10%25%18%4
1702
11th to 20thNight
37%8%14%22%17%2
1593
21st to endNight
30%8%17%27%14%3
1723
June1st to 10thNight
37%6%12%21%23%1
1440
11th to 20thNight
21%5%17%33%20%5%
1440
21st to endNight
23%7%18%28%17%7%
1440
July1st to 10thNight
32%10%17%24%15%3
1400
11th to 20thNight
30%6%17%27%14%6%
1392
21st to endNight
26%8%19%31%15%1
1642
August1st to 10thNight
27%8%17%29%18%1
1778
11th to 20thNight
27%10%16%27%18%4
1776
21st to endNight
30%7%13%28%15%6%
1980
September1st to 10thNight
30%6%11%28%20%6%
1800
11th to 20thNight
31%6%10%22%27%4
1908
21st to endNight
28%5%7%28%25%7%
1980
October1st to 10thNight
26%5%8%25%27%9%
1980
11th to 20thNight
32%47%23%25%8%
2146
21st to endNight
39%36%20%25%7%
2453
November1st to 10thNight
31%36%24%28%8%
2406
11th to 20thNight
33%37%23%25%9%
2470
21st to endNight
40%36%23%23%5%
2470
December1st to 10thNight
48%48%19%18%3
2470
11th to 20thNight
42%27%24%21%4
3195
21st to endNight
51%5%8%19%13%3
4884

Seeing (when cloud cover <= 80%)
Color Meanings:
Too cloudy to forecast Bad 1/5 Poor 2/5 Average 3/5 Good 4/5 Excellent 5/5
MonthDays in MonthOccurrence of each ForecastData
Points
January1st to 10thDay
26%21%36%13%4
270
11th to 20thDay
28%20%33%15%41
243
21st to endDay
22%27%38%11%3
264
February1st to 10thDay
27%22%31%17%31
240
11th to 20thDay
36%24%30%8%2
240
21st to endDay
37%22%27%11%3
198
March1st to 10thDay
25%21%38%11%5%
240
11th to 20thDay
28%25%33%12%2
248
21st to endDay
27%16%31%19%8%
462
April1st to 10thDay
21%15%32%24%8%1
420
11th to 20thDay
20%16%29%24%10%1
412
21st to endDay
21%15%28%24%9%3
420
May1st to 10thDay
21%12%27%26%10%4
423
11th to 20thDay
14%8%26%27%16%8%
447
21st to endDay
10%5%19%31%19%15%
503
June1st to 10thDay
11%5%19%28%24%14%
630
11th to 20thDay
5%117%36%28%13%
630
21st to endDay
7%318%35%23%14%
630
July1st to 10thDay
8%113%27%29%21%
621
11th to 20thDay
9%212%26%34%17%
618
21st to endDay
7%212%29%30%20%
608
August1st to 10thDay
7%311%29%31%18%
446
11th to 20thDay
12%312%32%32%10%
439
21st to endDay
12%37%23%38%18%
495
September1st to 10thDay
9%412%29%35%13%
450
11th to 20thDay
11%113%25%35%14%
450
21st to endDay
14%5%16%31%22%12%
450
October1st to 10thDay
10%5%19%34%24%8%
450
11th to 20thDay
13%13%35%28%9%1
280
21st to endDay
27%16%29%19%8%1
297
November1st to 10thDay
15%10%35%27%12%1
270
11th to 20thDay
11%19%37%26%6%1
270
21st to endDay
24%16%30%18%10%2
270
December1st to 10thDay
29%19%27%17%6%1
270
11th to 20thDay
23%19%31%20%6%
270
21st to endDay
27%21%35%15%2
297
January1st to 10thNight
23%17%33%24%4
950
11th to 20thNight
26%18%30%22%4
906
21st to endNight
21%13%41%24%1
933
February1st to 10thNight
25%14%36%22%3
720
11th to 20thNight
25%17%36%21%2
703
21st to endNight
27%19%34%18%2
592
March1st to 10thNight
20%15%33%28%3
720
11th to 20thNight
25%13%32%23%6%1
672
21st to endNight
18%11%32%29%9%
594
April1st to 10thNight
14%10%37%30%8%1
540
11th to 20thNight
18%10%28%31%12%1
533
21st to endNight
15%8%35%30%10%2
540
May1st to 10thNight
15%7%33%30%14%2
540
11th to 20thNight
12%6%22%36%21%2
531
21st to endNight
8%319%34%30%6%
584
June1st to 10thNight
11%215%36%31%6%
540
11th to 20thNight
5%211%41%38%4
540
21st to endNight
4114%36%38%6%
540
July1st to 10thNight
7%28%30%42%10%
525
11th to 20thNight
7%29%27%45%10%
522
21st to endNight
6%110%30%44%9%
591
August1st to 10thNight
5%18%31%46%9%
537
11th to 20thNight
6%18%39%40%6%
534
21st to endNight
9%18%30%42%9%
594
September1st to 10thNight
11%18%30%44%6%
540
11th to 20thNight
10%312%31%38%7%
648
21st to endNight
11%217%34%32%4
720
October1st to 10thNight
11%317%34%31%4
720
11th to 20thNight
15%7%24%34%19%1
720
21st to endNight
21%7%27%30%13%2
792
November1st to 10thNight
15%7%26%34%17%1
740
11th to 20thNight
14%11%33%31%11%
760
21st to endNight
20%10%30%28%11%1
760
December1st to 10thNight
26%11%30%26%7%
760
11th to 20thNight
24%11%29%29%7%
864
21st to endNight
26%14%30%26%4
1045
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