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Pic du Midi stargazing in January 2027

Overnight "Nuit au sommet" stays at the observatory, reached by cable car.

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 31 Jan 2027

Best night: Mon 4 January 2027

Dark from 19:22 to 06:50 · 11.5 h without the moon · Milky Way core: below horizon

Night ofMoonDark hoursMoon-freeMilky Way coreScore
Fri 1 Jan29%11.78.5below horizon93
Sat 2 Jan21%11.79.5below horizon97
Sun 3 Jan13%11.510.7below horizon99
Mon 4 Jan8%11.511.5below horizon100
Tue 5 Jan3%11.511.5below horizon100
Wed 6 Jan1%11.511.5below horizon100
Thu 7 Jan0%11.511.5below horizon100
Fri 8 Jan1%11.511.5below horizon100
Sat 9 Jan4%11.511.5below horizon100
Sun 10 Jan8%11.510.3below horizon99
Mon 11 Jan15%11.59.3below horizon98
Tue 12 Jan22%11.58.2below horizon94
Wed 13 Jan32%11.37.0below horizon90
Thu 14 Jan42%11.35.8below horizon83
Fri 15 Jan53%11.34.7below horizon74
Sat 16 Jan64%11.33.3below horizon62
Sun 17 Jan74%11.32.2below horizon49
Mon 18 Jan84%11.31.0below horizon35
Tue 19 Jan91%11.30.0below horizon22
Wed 20 Jan97%11.20.0below horizon18
Thu 21 Jan100%11.20.0below horizon15
Fri 22 Jan100%11.20.0below horizon15
Sat 23 Jan97%11.20.0below horizon17
Sun 24 Jan92%11.21.0below horizon29
Mon 25 Jan85%11.22.3below horizon43
Tue 26 Jan76%11.03.5below horizon56
Wed 27 Jan66%11.04.7below horizon68
Thu 28 Jan56%11.05.8below horizon78
Fri 29 Jan46%11.06.8below horizon85
Sat 30 Jan36%11.08.0below horizon92
Sun 31 Jan27%10.89.0below horizon96

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Questions

What is the best night for stargazing at Pic du Midi in January 2027?

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.

Can you see the Milky Way core at Pic du Midi in January?

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

Pic du Midi stargazing by month

Weather is not included. Times are local (Europe/Paris).