Anza-Borrego stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Best observing window tonight

Fri 1:00 p.m. – Fri 11:00 p.m. (11h, 0% mean cloud)

Astronomical night

Fri 12:32 p.m. → Fri 11:08 p.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

0%   (min 0%)

Site

Anza-Borrego is California's second-largest state park, and it sits next to Borrego Springs — the world's second International Dark Sky Community. Together they make up one of the most accessible serious dark-sky destinations in Southern California.

Drive from Toronto: Fly into San Diego, then drive about 1.5–2 hours east to Borrego Springs.

Best time of year: Fall through spring around new moon; summer desert heat is extreme.

Citations & data sources

• Open-Meteo Forecast API (cloud, humidity, wind, visibility)
• Open-Meteo astronomical data (sunrise, sunset, moon)
• Bortle scale reference for site darkness
• Editorial guide for Anza-Borrego: /sites/anza-borrego-sp.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/anza-borrego-sp.json
• Live MCP server (AI agents): https://koohxdehsweadgdegrly.supabase.co/functions/v1/mcp

This is a build-time snapshot — the live forecast at https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=anza-borrego-sp updates continuously.