Bryce Canyon stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Best observing window tonight

No clear window of 2+ hours during tonight's astronomical night.

Astronomical night

Fri 2:22 p.m. → Sat 12:44 a.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

93%   (min 49%)

Site

Bryce Canyon's amphitheaters of hoodoos are famous by day, but the park is just as celebrated for its night skies — a Gold-tier International Dark Sky Park where rangers claim you can see over 7,500 stars with the naked eye on the clearest nights. The park never closes, and its annual Astronomy Festival draws visitors from across the region.

Drive from Toronto: The park entrance is on Highway 63, off Highway 12 in southern Utah.

Best time of year: The annual Astronomy Festival runs in June around new moon; the park is open around the clock year-round.

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 Bryce Canyon: /sites/bryce-canyon-np.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/bryce-canyon-np.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=bryce-canyon-np updates continuously.