Jervis Bay in August 2027: darkest nights
Noctiluca blooms turn Hyams Beach and Callala Bay electric blue. Blooms are short-lived. Sporadic blooms, mostly late spring and summer.
16 pitch-dark nights, 18 dark nights
New moon Mon 2 Aug, Wed 1 Sep · Full moon Tue 17 Aug
Night by night, August 2027
| Night | Moon | 21:00 | 23:00 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Aug | 1% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Mon 2 Aug | 0% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Tue 3 Aug | 2% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Wed 4 Aug | 6% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Thu 5 Aug | 13% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Fri 6 Aug | 22% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 23:00 |
| Sat 7 Aug | 32% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 23:00 |
| Sun 8 Aug | 42% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 23:00 |
| Mon 9 Aug | 53% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 23:00 |
| Tue 10 Aug | 63% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 23:00 |
| Wed 11 Aug | 73% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 23:00 |
| Thu 12 Aug | 81% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Fri 13 Aug | 88% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Sat 14 Aug | 93% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Sun 15 Aug | 97% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Mon 16 Aug | 99% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Tue 17 Aug | 100% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 23:00 |
| Wed 18 Aug | 99% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Thu 19 Aug | 95% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Fri 20 Aug | 90% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Sat 21 Aug | 84% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Sun 22 Aug | 75% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Mon 23 Aug | 66% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Tue 24 Aug | 55% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Wed 25 Aug | 44% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Thu 26 Aug | 33% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Fri 27 Aug | 22% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Sat 28 Aug | 13% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Sun 29 Aug | 6% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Mon 30 Aug | 2% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
| Tue 31 Aug | 0% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 21:00 |
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Questions
What are the best nights to see the bioluminescence at Jervis Bay in August 2027?
The darkest nights are Sun 1 Aug, Mon 2 Aug, Tue 3 Aug, Wed 4 Aug, Thu 5 Aug, Fri 6 Aug, Sat 7 Aug, Mon 23 Aug, Tue 24 Aug, Wed 25 Aug and more. 18 of 31 nights score at least 4 out of 5.
Which nights should I avoid in August 2027?
Avoid the nights around the full moon on Tue 17 Aug, when moonlight washes out the glow.
21:00 or 23:00: which Jervis Bay tour is darker in August?
21:00 is the darker choice on 16 nights; 23:00 is the darker choice on 4 nights.
Jervis 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 (Australia/Sydney).