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Indian River Lagoon at Merritt Island in February 2027: darkest nights

Kayak tours from Haulover Canal. Manatees and dolphins light up the water as they move. Dinoflagellates June to September; comb jellies glow in winter.

15 pitch-dark nights, 16 dark nights

New moon Sat 6 Feb · Full moon Sat 20 Feb

Night by night, February 2027

NightMoon20:3021:30Best
Mon 1 Feb 17%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 2 Feb 11%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 3 Feb 6%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 4 Feb 2%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 5 Feb 0%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 6 Feb 0%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 7 Feb 2%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 8 Feb 6%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 9 Feb 12%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Wed 10 Feb 19%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Thu 11 Feb 28%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Fri 12 Feb 39%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Sat 13 Feb 50%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Sun 14 Feb 62%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 15 Feb 72%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 16 Feb 82%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 17 Feb 90%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 18 Feb 96%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 19 Feb 99%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 20 Feb 100%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 21 Feb 98%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 22 Feb 93%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 23 Feb 87%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 24 Feb 79%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 25 Feb 70%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 26 Feb 60%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 27 Feb 51%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 28 Feb 41%●●●●●●●●●●20:30

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Questions

What are the best nights to see the bioluminescence at Indian River Lagoon at Merritt Island in February 2027?

The darkest nights are Mon 1 Feb, Tue 2 Feb, Wed 3 Feb, Thu 4 Feb, Fri 5 Feb, Sat 6 Feb, Sun 7 Feb, Mon 8 Feb, Tue 9 Feb, Wed 10 Feb and more. 16 of 28 nights score at least 4 out of 5.

Which nights should I avoid in February 2027?

Avoid the nights around the full moon on Sat 20 Feb, when moonlight washes out the glow.

20:30 or 21:30: which Indian River Lagoon at Merritt Island tour is darker in February?

20:30 is the darker choice on 14 nights; 21:30 is the darker choice on 4 nights.

Indian River Lagoon at Merritt Island 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/New_York).