Wadi Rum stargazing in January 2027
Bubble tents and Bedouin camps. Dust can dim the horizon.
Fri 1 Jan to Sun 31 Jan 2027
Best night: Mon 4 January 2027
Dark from 19:19 to 06:11 · 10.5 h without the moon · Milky Way core: below horizon
| Night of | Moon | Dark hours | Moon-free | Milky Way core | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | 30% | 11.0 | 7.5 | below horizon | 92 |
| Sat 2 Jan | 21% | 11.0 | 8.5 | below horizon | 96 |
| Sun 3 Jan | 14% | 11.0 | 9.5 | below horizon | 98 |
| Mon 4 Jan | 8% | 11.0 | 10.5 | below horizon | 100 |
| Tue 5 Jan | 4% | 11.0 | 11.0 | below horizon | 100 |
| Wed 6 Jan | 1% | 11.0 | 11.0 | below horizon | 100 |
| Thu 7 Jan | 0% | 11.0 | 11.0 | below horizon | 100 |
| Fri 8 Jan | 1% | 11.0 | 11.0 | below horizon | 100 |
| Sat 9 Jan | 4% | 10.8 | 10.7 | below horizon | 100 |
| Sun 10 Jan | 8% | 10.8 | 9.7 | below horizon | 99 |
| Mon 11 Jan | 14% | 10.8 | 8.8 | below horizon | 98 |
| Tue 12 Jan | 22% | 10.8 | 7.8 | below horizon | 95 |
| Wed 13 Jan | 31% | 10.8 | 7.0 | below horizon | 91 |
| Thu 14 Jan | 41% | 10.8 | 6.0 | below horizon | 84 |
| Fri 15 Jan | 52% | 10.8 | 5.0 | below horizon | 76 |
| Sat 16 Jan | 63% | 10.8 | 3.8 | below horizon | 66 |
| Sun 17 Jan | 73% | 10.8 | 2.7 | below horizon | 53 |
| Mon 18 Jan | 83% | 10.8 | 1.7 | below horizon | 40 |
| Tue 19 Jan | 91% | 10.8 | 0.5 | below horizon | 26 |
| Wed 20 Jan | 96% | 10.8 | 0.0 | below horizon | 18 |
| Thu 21 Jan | 99% | 10.8 | 0.0 | below horizon | 15 |
| Fri 22 Jan | 100% | 10.7 | 0.0 | below horizon | 15 |
| Sat 23 Jan | 97% | 10.7 | 0.0 | below horizon | 17 |
| Sun 24 Jan | 92% | 10.7 | 1.0 | below horizon | 29 |
| Mon 25 Jan | 85% | 10.7 | 2.0 | below horizon | 41 |
| Tue 26 Jan | 77% | 10.7 | 3.0 | below horizon | 53 |
| Wed 27 Jan | 67% | 10.7 | 4.0 | below horizon | 64 |
| Thu 28 Jan | 57% | 10.7 | 5.0 | below horizon | 74 |
| Fri 29 Jan | 47% | 10.7 | 6.0 | below horizon | 83 |
| Sat 30 Jan | 37% | 10.7 | 7.0 | below horizon | 89 |
| Sun 31 Jan | 28% | 10.5 | 8.0 | below horizon | 94 |
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Questions
What is the best night for stargazing at Wadi Rum 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 Wadi Rum in January?
Not really: in January the galactic centre is below the horizon or only up in twilight or moonlight.
Wadi Rum stargazing by month
Weather is not included. Times are local (Asia/Amman).