Capitol Reef stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Best observing window tonight

Fri 7:00 p.m. – Fri 7:00 p.m. (1h, 8% mean cloud)

Astronomical night

Fri 2:20 p.m. → Sat 12:39 a.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

76%   (min 8%)

Site

Capitol Reef protects the Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile wrinkle in the earth's crust in south-central Utah. It's one of the quietest, least-visited of Utah's Mighty 5 parks, which means its designated dark sky status comes with almost no crowds even in peak season.

Drive from Toronto: The visitor center sits on Highway 24, about 11 miles east of Torrey, Utah.

Best time of year: Late spring through fall on clear, moonless nights; the park is open 24 hours.

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 Capitol Reef: /sites/capitol-reef-np.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/capitol-reef-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=capitol-reef-np updates continuously.