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Indian River Lagoon at Merritt Island in October 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.

16 pitch-dark nights, 17 dark nights

New moon Fri 29 Oct · Full moon Fri 15 Oct

Night by night, October 2027

NightMoon20:3021:30Best
Fri 1 Oct 6%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 2 Oct 12%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Sun 3 Oct 19%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Mon 4 Oct 28%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Tue 5 Oct 37%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Wed 6 Oct 47%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Thu 7 Oct 57%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Fri 8 Oct 66%●●●●●●●●●●21:30
Sat 9 Oct 74%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 10 Oct 82%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 11 Oct 89%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 12 Oct 94%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 13 Oct 98%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 14 Oct 100%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 15 Oct 100%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 16 Oct 97%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 17 Oct 93%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 18 Oct 86%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 19 Oct 78%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 20 Oct 68%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 21 Oct 56%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 22 Oct 44%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 23 Oct 33%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 24 Oct 22%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Mon 25 Oct 13%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Tue 26 Oct 7%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Wed 27 Oct 2%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Thu 28 Oct 0%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Fri 29 Oct 1%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sat 30 Oct 4%●●●●●●●●●●20:30
Sun 31 Oct 8%●●●●●●●●●●20:30

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Questions

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

The darkest nights are Fri 1 Oct, Sat 2 Oct, Sun 3 Oct, Mon 4 Oct, Wed 20 Oct, Thu 21 Oct, Fri 22 Oct, Sat 23 Oct, Sun 24 Oct, Mon 25 Oct and more. 17 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 Fri 15 Oct, when moonlight washes out the glow.

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

20:30 is the darker choice on 15 nights; 21:30 is the darker choice on 5 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).