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Indian River Lagoon at Merritt Island in November 2026: 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.

16 pitch-dark nights, 18 dark nights

New moon Mon 9 Nov · Full moon Tue 24 Nov

Night by night, November 2026

NightMoon20:3021:30Best
Sun 1 Nov 47%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 2 Nov 36%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 3 Nov 25%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 4 Nov 16%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 5 Nov 9%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 6 Nov 4%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 7 Nov 1%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 8 Nov 0%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 9 Nov 1%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 10 Nov 4%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 11 Nov 8%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 12 Nov 14%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 13 Nov 21%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Sat 14 Nov 29%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Sun 15 Nov 38%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Mon 16 Nov 48%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Tue 17 Nov 58%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Wed 18 Nov 68%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Thu 19 Nov 77%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 20 Nov 85%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 21 Nov 92%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 22 Nov 97%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 23 Nov 99%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 24 Nov 99%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Wed 25 Nov 97%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 26 Nov 91%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 27 Nov 84%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 28 Nov 74%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 29 Nov 63%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 30 Nov 52%●●●●●●●●●●20:30

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Questions

What are the best nights to see the bioluminescence at Indian River Lagoon at Merritt Island 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. 18 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 Tue 24 Nov, when moonlight washes out the glow.

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

20:30 is the darker choice on 16 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).