Parashant stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

NW AZ · Bortle 1 · 36.550, -113.500 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:07 GMT

Poor (Medium confidence)

No sustained clear window; brief gaps possible (min cloud 1%).

Best observing window tonight

Fri 10:00 p.m. – Fri 10:00 p.m. (1h, 1% mean cloud)

Astronomical night: Fri 12:26 p.m. → Fri 10:51 p.m.
Moon: New moon · 2% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night): 86% (min 1%)

Site

Parashant is one of the most remote places in the lower 48 — a jointly managed BLM/NPS monument on the Arizona Strip with no paved roads and no services. That remoteness is exactly what gives it some of the darkest skies anywhere in the country.

Drive from Toronto: Fly into Las Vegas, then drive 2–4 hours to the monument's rough access roads (high-clearance/4x4 strongly recommended).

Best time of year: New moon, dry season — road conditions can make the monument impassable after rain.

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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 Parashant: /sites/grand-canyon-parashant-nm.txt
Structured site data: /sites/grand-canyon-parashant-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=grand-canyon-parashant-nm updates continuously.