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Gippsland Lakes in October 2027: darkest nights

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

16 pitch-dark nights, 18 dark nights

New moon Sat 30 Oct · Full moon Sat 16 Oct

Night by night, October 2027

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Fri 1 Oct 3%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 2 Oct 8%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 3 Oct 15%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Mon 4 Oct 23%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Tue 5 Oct 32%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Wed 6 Oct 41%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Thu 7 Oct 51%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Fri 8 Oct 60%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sat 9 Oct 69%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 10 Oct 77%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Mon 11 Oct 85%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 12 Oct 91%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 13 Oct 95%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Thu 14 Oct 99%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Fri 15 Oct 100%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sat 16 Oct 99%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Sun 17 Oct 96%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Mon 18 Oct 91%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Tue 19 Oct 83%●●●●●●●●●●21:00
Wed 20 Oct 74%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Thu 21 Oct 63%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Fri 22 Oct 52%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sat 23 Oct 40%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sun 24 Oct 29%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Mon 25 Oct 19%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Tue 26 Oct 11%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Wed 27 Oct 5%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Thu 28 Oct 1%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Fri 29 Oct 0%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sat 30 Oct 2%●●●●●●●●●●23:00
Sun 31 Oct 5%●●●●●●●●●●23:00

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Questions

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

The darkest nights are Fri 1 Oct, Sat 2 Oct, Sun 3 Oct, Tue 19 Oct, Wed 20 Oct, Thu 21 Oct, Fri 22 Oct, Sat 23 Oct, Sun 24 Oct, Mon 25 Oct and more. 18 of 31 nights score at least 4 out of 5.

Which nights should I avoid in October 2027?

Avoid the nights around the full moon on Sat 16 Oct, when moonlight washes out the glow.

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

21:00 is the darker choice on 5 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).