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Grand Cayman Bio Bay in September 2027: darkest nights

Boat tours leave from Rum Point and Kaibo. Operators cancel on bright full-moon nights. Year-round.

14 pitch-dark nights, 15 dark nights

New moon Wed 29 Sep · Full moon Wed 15 Sep

Night by night, September 2027

NightMoon19:0020:30Best
Wed 1 Sep 3%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 2 Sep 9%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 3 Sep 16%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 4 Sep 24%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 5 Sep 34%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 6 Sep 44%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 7 Sep 54%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 8 Sep 64%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 9 Sep 73%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 10 Sep 81%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 11 Sep 88%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 12 Sep 93%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 13 Sep 97%●●●●●●●●●●19:00
Tue 14 Sep 99%●●●●●●●●●●19:00
Wed 15 Sep 100%●●●●●●●●●●19:00
Thu 16 Sep 98%●●●●●●●●●●19:00
Fri 17 Sep 95%●●●●●●●●●●19:00
Sat 18 Sep 90%●●●●●●●●●●19:00
Sun 19 Sep 82%●●●●●●●●●●19:00
Mon 20 Sep 73%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 21 Sep 63%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 22 Sep 52%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 23 Sep 40%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 24 Sep 29%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 25 Sep 19%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 26 Sep 10%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 27 Sep 4%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 28 Sep 1%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 29 Sep 0%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 30 Sep 2%●●●●●●●●●●20:30

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Questions

What are the best nights to see the bioluminescence at Grand Cayman Bio Bay in September 2027?

The darkest nights are Wed 1 Sep, Thu 2 Sep, Fri 3 Sep, Sat 4 Sep, Tue 21 Sep, Wed 22 Sep, Thu 23 Sep, Fri 24 Sep, Sat 25 Sep, Sun 26 Sep and more. 15 of 30 nights score at least 4 out of 5.

Which nights should I avoid in September 2027?

Avoid the nights around the full moon on Wed 15 Sep, when moonlight washes out the glow.

19:00 or 20:30: which Grand Cayman Bio Bay tour is darker in September?

19:00 is the darker choice on 1 nights; 20:30 is the darker choice on 17 nights.

Grand Cayman Bio Bay darkness by month

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