Milky dates

At 0,0: the milky way rises at an azimuth of 119°, sets at an azimuth of 240°, and rises to an altitude of 60°.

date-new-moon	sun	milky	milky-max
Fri Apr 17 2026	05:56-18:02	21:59-10:05	04:03
Sun May 17 2026	05:52-17:59	20:00-08:07	02:05
Mon Jun 15 2026	05:56-18:04	18:06-06:12	00:11
Tue Jul 14 2026	06:02-18:09	16:13-04:18	22:17
Thu Aug 13 2026	06:01-18:08	14:15-02:20	20:19
Fri Sep 11 2026	05:53-17:59	12:21-00:27	18:25
Sun Oct 11 2026	05:43-17:50	10:23-22:25	16:25
Mon Nov 09 2026	05:40-17:47	08:29-20:31	14:31
Wed Dec 09 2026	05:48-17:56	06:31-18:33	12:33
Fri Jan 08 2027	06:02-18:10	04:33-16:35	10:35
Sun Feb 07 2027	06:10-18:17	02:36-14:37	08:38
Mon Mar 08 2027	06:07-18:14	00:42-12:43	06:44
Wed Apr 07 2027	05:58-18:05	22:40-10:45	04:44
Thu May 06 2027	05:53-18:00	20:46-08:52	02:50
Sat Jun 05 2027	05:54-18:02	18:48-06:54	00:52
Sun Jul 04 2027	06:00-18:08	16:54-05:00	22:58
Mon Aug 02 2027	06:02-18:09	14:59-03:05	21:03
Wed Sep 01 2027	05:56-18:03	13:01-01:07	19:05
Thu Sep 30 2027	05:46-17:53	11:07-23:09	17:09
Sat Oct 30 2027	05:40-17:47	09:09-21:11	15:11
Sun Nov 28 2027	05:44-17:51	07:15-19:17	13:17
Tue Dec 28 2027	05:57-18:05	05:17-17:19	11:19
Thu Jan 27 2028	06:09-18:16	03:19-15:21	09:21
Fri Feb 25 2028	06:09-18:16	01:25-13:27	07:27

Timezone: Etc/GMT

Notes

Created using Astronomy Engine, tz-lookup, and Luxon.
All times shown are local to the query.
The bold and red rows indicate the best new moons to possibly view the milky way.
After choosing the best dates, you can use MILKY TIMES to pinpoint the best times to view the milky way.

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