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Gippsland Lakes in March 2027: darkest nights

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

18 pitch-dark nights, 20 dark nights

New moon Mon 8 Mar · Full moon Mon 22 Mar

Night by night, March 2027

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Mon 1 Mar 38%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Tue 2 Mar 29%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Wed 3 Mar 21%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Thu 4 Mar 14%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Fri 5 Mar 8%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sat 6 Mar 3%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sun 7 Mar 1%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Mon 8 Mar 0%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Tue 9 Mar 1%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Wed 10 Mar 5%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Thu 11 Mar 10%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Fri 12 Mar 18%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sat 13 Mar 27%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sun 14 Mar 38%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Mon 15 Mar 50%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Tue 16 Mar 61%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Wed 17 Mar 73%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Thu 18 Mar 82%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Fri 19 Mar 90%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 20 Mar 96%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 21 Mar 99%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Mon 22 Mar 100%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 23 Mar 98%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 24 Mar 94%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Thu 25 Mar 88%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 26 Mar 81%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 27 Mar 73%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 28 Mar 64%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Mon 29 Mar 55%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 30 Mar 45%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 31 Mar 36%●●●●●●●●●●21:00

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Questions

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

The darkest nights are Mon 1 Mar, Tue 2 Mar, Wed 3 Mar, Thu 4 Mar, Fri 5 Mar, Sat 6 Mar, Sun 7 Mar, Mon 8 Mar, Tue 9 Mar, Wed 10 Mar and more. 20 of 31 nights score at least 4 out of 5.

Which nights should I avoid in March 2027?

Avoid the nights around the full moon on Mon 22 Mar, when moonlight washes out the glow.

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

21:00 is the darker choice on 6 nights; 23:00 is the darker choice on 16 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).