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Gippsland Lakes in June 2027: darkest nights

Lakes Entrance and Metung see blue glow when Noctiluca blooms. Summer blooms, often after floods.

16 pitch-dark nights, 17 dark nights

New moon Sat 5 Jun · Full moon Sat 19 Jun

Night by night, June 2027

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Tue 1 Jun 13%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 2 Jun 7%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Thu 3 Jun 2%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 4 Jun 0%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 5 Jun 1%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 6 Jun 4%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Mon 7 Jun 10%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 8 Jun 18%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 9 Jun 28%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Thu 10 Jun 39%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Fri 11 Jun 51%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sat 12 Jun 62%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sun 13 Jun 73%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Mon 14 Jun 82%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 15 Jun 89%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 16 Jun 95%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Thu 17 Jun 98%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 18 Jun 100%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 19 Jun 100%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sun 20 Jun 97%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Mon 21 Jun 94%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 22 Jun 88%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 23 Jun 82%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Thu 24 Jun 74%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 25 Jun 65%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 26 Jun 55%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 27 Jun 45%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Mon 28 Jun 35%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 29 Jun 25%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 30 Jun 16%●●●●●●●●●●21:00

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Questions

What are the best nights to see the bioluminescence at Gippsland Lakes in June 2027?

The darkest nights are Tue 1 Jun, Wed 2 Jun, Thu 3 Jun, Fri 4 Jun, Sat 5 Jun, Sun 6 Jun, Mon 7 Jun, Tue 8 Jun, Wed 9 Jun, Thu 10 Jun and more. 17 of 30 nights score at least 4 out of 5.

Which nights should I avoid in June 2027?

Avoid the nights around the full moon on Sat 19 Jun, when moonlight washes out the glow.

21:00 or 23:00: which Gippsland Lakes tour is darker in June?

21:00 is the darker choice on 15 nights; 23:00 is the darker choice on 3 nights.

Gippsland Lakes darkness by month

Darkness score 1-5 per tour slot from twilight and moonlight. Weather and plankton health are not included. Times are local (Australia/Melbourne).