# Dark Sky Trip Planner

New-moon weekends for the next 12 months, overlaid with meteor shower peaks and eclipses.

The moon is the biggest variable in how dark the sky gets on any given night. A new moon removes moonlight for about a week, which is the best window for a dark-sky trip.

- New moon 2026-10-11, weekend 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-10: about 9 moon-free nights.
- New moon 2026-11-09, weekend 2026-11-06 to 2026-11-07: about 9 moon-free nights.
- New moon 2026-12-09, weekend 2026-12-11 to 2026-12-12: about 9 moon-free nights.
  - [Geminids Meteor Shower Peak 2026](/events/meteor-geminids-2026), 2026-12-13 (meteor-shower)
- New moon 2027-01-07, weekend 2027-01-08 to 2027-01-09: about 9 moon-free nights.
- New moon 2027-02-06, weekend 2027-02-05 to 2027-02-06: about 9 moon-free nights.
  - [Annular Solar Eclipse of February 6, 2027](/events/solar-eclipse-2027-02-06), 2027-02-06 (solar-eclipse)
- New moon 2027-03-08, weekend 2027-03-05 to 2027-03-06: about 9 moon-free nights.
- New moon 2027-04-06, weekend 2027-04-09 to 2027-04-10: about 9 moon-free nights.
- New moon 2027-05-06, weekend 2027-05-07 to 2027-05-08: about 9 moon-free nights.
  - [Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower Peak 2027](/events/meteor-eta-aquariids-2027), 2027-05-06 (meteor-shower)
- New moon 2027-06-04, weekend 2027-06-04 to 2027-06-05: about 9 moon-free nights.
- New moon 2027-07-04, weekend 2027-07-02 to 2027-07-03: about 9 moon-free nights.
- New moon 2027-08-02, weekend 2027-07-30 to 2027-07-31: about 9 moon-free nights.
  - [Total Solar Eclipse of August 2, 2027](/events/solar-eclipse-2027-08-02), 2027-08-02 (solar-eclipse)
- New moon 2027-09-01, weekend 2027-09-03 to 2027-09-04: about 9 moon-free nights.

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Canonical: https://darkskiesdirectory.com/plan