Community · UT, US
Bluff, Utah
Bluff is a small town in San Juan County, Utah, certified as an International Dark Sky Community in 2025. The town hosts the Bluff Dark Sky Festival each November with stargazing, a Navajo storyteller and Western and Indigenous astronomers. Desert roads can wash out after storms, so check UDOT road conditions and avoid flooded washes.
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| Type | Community |
| State / Province | UT |
| Country | United States |
| Nearest town | Bluff |
| Certified | 2025 |
| Coordinates | 37.2854, -109.5595 |
| Source | https://darksky.org/places/bluff-utah/ (opens in new tab) |
Plan Your Night
Tonight’s moon
New Moon
1% illuminated. Rises 6:27 AM MST. Sets 4:42 PM MST. Times are local to the park.
Next new moon
November 9, 2026
The darkest, best-for-stargazing night in the current lunar cycle. See the full trip planner for the next 12 months of new-moon windows.
Upcoming meteor showers
- Leonids Meteor Shower Peak 2026, November 17, 2026
- Geminids Meteor Shower Peak 2026, December 13, 2026
- Ursids Meteor Shower Peak 2026, December 22, 2026
5 nearest dark sky places
- Goosenecks State Park · 35 km (22 mi)
- Hovenweep National Monument · 44 km (28 mi)
- Natural Bridges National Monument · 53 km (33 mi)
- Mesa Verde National Park · 98 km (61 mi)
- Canyonlands National Park · 110 km (68 mi)