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Gippsland Lakes in November 2026: darkest nights

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

15 pitch-dark nights, 17 dark nights

New moon Mon 9 Nov · Full moon Wed 25 Nov

Night by night, November 2026

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Sun 1 Nov 55%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Mon 2 Nov 43%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Tue 3 Nov 32%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Wed 4 Nov 22%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Thu 5 Nov 14%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Fri 6 Nov 7%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sat 7 Nov 3%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sun 8 Nov 1%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Mon 9 Nov 0%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Tue 10 Nov 2%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Wed 11 Nov 5%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Thu 12 Nov 10%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Fri 13 Nov 17%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sat 14 Nov 24%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sun 15 Nov 33%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Mon 16 Nov 42%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Tue 17 Nov 52%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Wed 18 Nov 62%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Thu 19 Nov 71%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Fri 20 Nov 80%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sat 21 Nov 88%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sun 22 Nov 94%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Mon 23 Nov 98%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 24 Nov 100%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 25 Nov 99%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Thu 26 Nov 95%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 27 Nov 89%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 28 Nov 80%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sun 29 Nov 70%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Mon 30 Nov 59%●●●●●●●●●●23:00

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Questions

What are the best nights to see the bioluminescence at Gippsland Lakes in November 2026?

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

Which nights should I avoid in November 2026?

Avoid the nights around the full moon on Wed 25 Nov, when moonlight washes out the glow.

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

21:00 is the darker choice on 2 nights; 23:00 is the darker choice on 19 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).