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Grand Canyon stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Northern AZ · Bortle 2 · 36.054, -112.140 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:07 GMT

Excellent   (High confidence)

6h of clear sky (≤30% cloud) during tonight's astronomical night, mean cloud 23%.

Best observing window tonight

Fri 5:00 p.m. – Fri 10:00 p.m. (6h, 0% mean cloud)

Astronomical night
Fri 12:19 p.m. → Fri 10:47 p.m.
Moon
New moon · 2% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night)
23%   (min 0%)

Site

The Grand Canyon became an International Dark Sky Park in 2019, and it's one of the great stargazing experiences anywhere — the same rim that gives you a two-billion-year view down into the canyon by day gives you an equally deep view up into the sky by night.

Drive from Toronto: Fly into Phoenix or Las Vegas, then drive 3.5–4.5 hours to the South Rim (Flagstaff is the closer regional hub).

Best time of year: New moon, especially during the park's annual summer Star Party.

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Citations & data sources

This is a build-time snapshot — the live forecast at https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=grand-canyon-np updates continuously.