Cedar Breaks stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Best observing window tonight

Fri 11:00 p.m. – Sat 12:00 a.m. (2h, 9% mean cloud)

Astronomical night

Fri 2:25 p.m. → Sat 12:47 a.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

81%   (min 7%)

Site

Cedar Breaks sits at over 10,000 feet on the edge of a colorful eroded amphitheater in southern Utah, which means thinner, cleaner air and some of the steadiest skies in the state. Rangers run telescope nights from the rim right through summer.

Drive from Toronto: About 23 miles east of Cedar City, Utah via Highway 14, then north on Highway 148.

Best time of year: Summer, when the monument's high-elevation road is open (it closes in winter); night sky tours run Friday–Sunday evenings.

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 Cedar Breaks: /sites/cedar-breaks-nm.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/cedar-breaks-nm.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=cedar-breaks-nm updates continuously.