Vaadhoo "Sea of Stars" in August 2027: darkest nights
Glowing plankton washes up on the beach. No tour times, but darkness still decides what you see. Unpredictable; most reports from June to December.
17 pitch-dark nights, 19 dark nights
New moon Mon 2 Aug, Tue 31 Aug · Full moon Tue 17 Aug
Night by night, August 2027
| Night | Moon | 20:00 | 22:00 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Aug | 1% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Mon 2 Aug | 0% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Tue 3 Aug | 3% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Wed 4 Aug | 8% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 22:00 |
| Thu 5 Aug | 15% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 22:00 |
| Fri 6 Aug | 24% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 22:00 |
| Sat 7 Aug | 34% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 22:00 |
| Sun 8 Aug | 45% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 22:00 |
| Mon 9 Aug | 56% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 22:00 |
| Tue 10 Aug | 66% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 22:00 |
| Wed 11 Aug | 75% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 22:00 |
| Thu 12 Aug | 83% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Fri 13 Aug | 89% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Sat 14 Aug | 94% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Sun 15 Aug | 98% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Mon 16 Aug | 100% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Tue 17 Aug | 100% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Wed 18 Aug | 98% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Thu 19 Aug | 94% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Fri 20 Aug | 89% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Sat 21 Aug | 82% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Sun 22 Aug | 73% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Mon 23 Aug | 63% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Tue 24 Aug | 52% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Wed 25 Aug | 41% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Thu 26 Aug | 30% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Fri 27 Aug | 20% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Sat 28 Aug | 11% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Sun 29 Aug | 5% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Mon 30 Aug | 1% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
| Tue 31 Aug | 0% | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | 20:00 |
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Questions
What are the best nights to see the bioluminescence at Vaadhoo "Sea of Stars" 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, Sun 22 Aug, Mon 23 Aug, Tue 24 Aug and more. 19 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.
20:00 or 22:00: which Vaadhoo "Sea of Stars" tour is darker in August?
20:00 is the darker choice on 14 nights; 22:00 is the darker choice on 5 nights.
Vaadhoo "Sea of Stars" darkness by month
Darkness score 1-5 per tour slot from twilight and moonlight. Weather and plankton health are not included. Times are local (Indian/Maldives).