Death Valley stargazing in January 2027

Gold-tier Dark Sky Park. Badwater and Harmony Borax Works are popular spots.

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 31 Jan 2027

Best night: Mon 4 January 2027

Dark from 18:18 to 05:29 · 11.3 h without the moon · Milky Way core: below horizon

Night of	Moon	Dark hours	Moon-free	Milky Way core	Score
Fri 1 Jan	26%	11.3	8.3	below horizon	94
Sat 2 Jan	17%	11.3	9.5	below horizon	98
Sun 3 Jan	11%	11.3	10.5	below horizon	99
Mon 4 Jan	6%	11.3	11.3	below horizon	100
Tue 5 Jan	2%	11.3	11.3	below horizon	100
Wed 6 Jan	0%	11.2	11.2	below horizon	100
Thu 7 Jan	0%	11.2	11.2	below horizon	100
Fri 8 Jan	2%	11.2	11.2	below horizon	100
Sat 9 Jan	6%	11.2	10.7	below horizon	100
Sun 10 Jan	11%	11.2	9.7	below horizon	99
Mon 11 Jan	18%	11.2	8.7	below horizon	97
Tue 12 Jan	26%	11.2	7.7	below horizon	93
Wed 13 Jan	36%	11.2	6.7	below horizon	88
Thu 14 Jan	46%	11.2	5.5	below horizon	80
Fri 15 Jan	57%	11.2	4.5	below horizon	71
Sat 16 Jan	68%	11.2	3.3	below horizon	59
Sun 17 Jan	78%	11.0	1.8	below horizon	45
Mon 18 Jan	87%	11.0	0.7	below horizon	31
Tue 19 Jan	94%	11.0	0.0	below horizon	20
Wed 20 Jan	98%	11.0	0.0	below horizon	17
Thu 21 Jan	100%	11.0	0.0	below horizon	15
Fri 22 Jan	99%	11.0	0.0	below horizon	16
Sat 23 Jan	95%	11.0	0.3	below horizon	21
Sun 24 Jan	89%	11.0	1.5	below horizon	34
Mon 25 Jan	81%	10.8	2.7	below horizon	48
Tue 26 Jan	72%	10.8	3.7	below horizon	59
Wed 27 Jan	62%	10.8	4.8	below horizon	71
Thu 28 Jan	52%	10.8	5.8	below horizon	80
Fri 29 Jan	42%	10.8	6.8	below horizon	87
Sat 30 Jan	32%	10.8	7.8	below horizon	92
Sun 31 Jan	24%	10.8	8.8	below horizon	96

Questions

The best nights are Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan, Thu 7 Jan, Fri 8 Jan, when the sky is fully dark and the moon is down for most of the night.

Not really: in January the galactic centre is below the horizon or only up in twilight or moonlight.

Weather is not included. Times are local (America/Los_Angeles).