Promthep Cape for sunset
The Tourism Authority of Thailand describes Promthep Cape, between Nai Han and Rawai beaches, as a viewpoint where sunset is a particularly popular time to visit.
Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT Newsroom)Phuket sunset tonight
Sunset from Phuket’s southern cape — with Samet Nangshe in mainland Phang Nga as a separate night-sky excursion.
Calculated for Promthep Cape (7.759, 98.303)Local time GMT+7 (UTC+7)
Tonight at a glance · Sat 7 Nov
Sunset at Promthep Cape
18:05 · 99% cloud forecast
Expect heavy cloud; this is not a guaranteed sunset view.
Stargazing assessment
Stargazing at Promthep CapeForecast
Skip
Skip tonight. Tuesday will be much better.
Don't bother tonight — plan for Tuesday instead.
The Tonight engine selects this window because cloud is at its thinnest, the Moon stays below the horizon during this window, and darkness is complete. Compared with earlier remaining scored hours: less cloud (≈99% earlier → ≈98% in the window); more complete darkness; fewer hours with forecast rain. Earlier observing is not ruled out.
Window cloud ≈98%; whole-night mean 97%. Moon altitude in the scored hours: -79°–-79°. Cloud, darkness, Moon altitude and rain affect the timing; a full Moon can remain up throughout.
How to interpret this assessment
Go means conditions are usable; Wait is shown only when remaining earlier scored hours support a timing improvement; Later window means there is no demonstrated reason to delay. Neither label ranks places. The window is selected by hourly cloud, darkness, Moon altitude and rain, with whole-night context in the verdict. It is not a guarantee or proof that earlier hours are unusable. Artificial light, terrain, access and personal safety are not scored. The former confidence percentage was an uncalibrated internal heuristic using forecast coverage, cloud variation, rain and score margin — not the probability of clear weather or a successful outing. It is no longer shown here.
Whole-night context — not just the chosen window
- Rain is forecast elsewhere in the night
- Heavy cloud, 97% night average
- Moon is nearly dark (5%)
- 9.8 h of full darkness
- Nothing on tonight's list rates well
Sunset
18:05
99% cloud forecast
Full darkness
19:17
Sun 18° below horizon
Best stargazing window
23:00–00:00
Inside astronomical darkness · Tonight engine
Night cloud
97%
Live forecast in use
Moon
5% lit
Waning Crescent · up ≈0% of dark hours
Milky Way core
19:17–20:03
peaks 20° high
Choose tonight’s experience
- General stargazing
- Skip · 23:00–00:00. Use the forecast window and check the sky locally.
- Milky Way
- Check 19:17–20:03 above 10° (geometry only); verify cloud and local lighting.
- Planets
- Mars highest at 05:22 · Jupiter highest at 05:22 · Saturn highest at 21:52. Geometry only; check cloud at these times. A full Moon does not rule out bright planets.
- Meteors
- Skip tonight — cloud. Cloud cover is heavy during the best observing window, leaving little chance of catching the Orionids.
- Sunset
- Plan for 18:05 · 99% cloud forecast. Colour and a clear local horizon are not predicted.
Compare the selected locations
Each place has its own forecast and calculation. Go and Wait describe timing, not a ranking of places. Compare the chosen window, not only the whole-night cloud average. Artificial light and access rules are not scored; a place marked “Sky conditions only” is not a visit recommendation.
| Place | Stargazing | Night cloud | Darkness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promthep CapeThe documented sunset viewpoint at Phuket's southern tip. No dark-sky status or night access is claimed. | SkipSelected window 23:00–00:00. The Tonight engine selects this window because cloud is at its thinnest, the Moon stays below the horizon during this window, and darkness is complete. Compared with earlier remaining scored hours: less cloud (≈99% earlier → ≈98% in the window); more complete darkness; fewer hours with forecast rain. Earlier observing is not ruled out.Scored conditionsWindow cloud ≈98%; whole-night mean 97%. Moon altitude in the scored hours: -79°–-79°. Cloud, darkness, Moon altitude and rain affect the timing; a full Moon can remain up throughout. Live forecast in use. Calculated Sat 7 Nov, 10:05. | 97%Window ≈98% | Full dark from 19:17 |
| Samet Nangshe Viewpoint (Phang Nga)Mainland excursion documented for stars; confirm current access. | SkipSelected window 00:00–02:00. The Tonight engine selects this window because cloud is at its thinnest, the Moon stays below the horizon during this window, and darkness is complete. Compared with earlier remaining scored hours: less cloud (≈99% earlier → ≈62% in the window); more complete darkness; fewer hours with forecast rain. Earlier observing is not ruled out.Scored conditionsWindow cloud ≈62%; whole-night mean 84%. Moon altitude in the scored hours: -66°–-52°. Cloud, darkness, Moon altitude and rain affect the timing; a full Moon can remain up throughout. Live forecast in use. Calculated Sat 7 Nov, 10:05. | 84%Window ≈62% | Full dark from 19:16 |
Sunset and twilight
Evening of Sat 7 NovAstronomy
18:05
Sunset
18:26
Civil twilight ends
18:52
Nautical twilight ends
19:17
Astronomical darkness
Astronomical darkness begins at 19:17. Faint-star and Milky Way visibility also depends on cloud, Moon, artificial light and the local horizon. Morning: darkness ends 05:04, sunrise 06:16.
Times in Asia/Bangkok (GMT+7, UTC+7). No daylight saving time in this zone.
Moon tonight
Sat 7 NovAstronomy
- Phase
- Waning Crescent · 5% lit
- Next moonrise
- Sun 8 Nov, 05:12 · east-southeast
- Next moonset
- Sat 7 Nov, 16:32 · west-southwest
- During the dark hours
- Below the horizon — no moonlight
- Next full Moon
- 24 November 2026
- Next new Moon
- 9 November 2026
The Moon is below the horizon in the sampled dark hours; cloud and local lighting still affect the sky.
Milky Way core
Galactic centre in SagittariusAstronomy
- Tonight
- 19:17–20:03, highest 20° in the southwest
- Highest point possible here
- 53° above the horizon
- Best months (dark-hours window)
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
- Moonlight tonight
- Bright-Moon warning not triggered; check Moon timing above
The window needs astronomical darkness and the core at least 10° up. Core positions include refraction and are sampled each minute; these are timing estimates, not guaranteed visibility. Hills, trees and town glow near the horizon can still hide it.
Planets tonight
Above the horizon vs. easy to seeAstronomy
- MercuryUp tonight, but low or only in twilight
- VenusUp tonight, but low or only in twilight
- MarsFavourable geometry · best 05:22, 65° east
- JupiterFavourable geometry · best 05:22, 63° east
- SaturnFavourable geometry · best 21:52, 83° south
"Favourable geometry" means at least 10° up while the Sun is 12° or more below the horizon. Cloud, Moon and local obstructions are not included; positions are sampled every 15 minutes.
Meteor showers
Tonight · OrionidsForecast
Skip tonight — cloud
- Radiant
- 37° high in the east
- Ideal peak rate (ZHR)
- 20/hr — ideal conditions at peak, not a local count
- Modelled clear-sky rate
- ~0/hr
- Weather-adjusted rate
- ~0/hr
Rates are approximate modelled estimates, not measured or guaranteed counts. Observing windows use 30-minute samples: any start or end is approximate and may differ by almost 30 minutes from a continuous crossing. Radiants use fixed peak positions; daily radiant drift is not modelled. The model assumes a fixed, moderately dark sky; town light can cut what you see well below these figures.
Coming upAstronomy
- Leonidsreference maximum ≈ Wed 18 Nov, 06:45 local · IMO 2026
- Geminidsreference maximum ≈ Mon 14 Dec, 21:00 local · IMO 2026
- Quadrantidsreference maximum ≈ Mon 4 Jan, 10:25 local · IMO 2027
- Lyridsreference maximum ≈ Fri 23 Apr, 08:40 local · IMO 2027
- Eta Aquariidsreference maximum ≈ Thu 6 May, 16:00 local · IMO 2027
Year-specific IMO predictions, not guaranteed or observed peaks. Date-only maxima are not assigned an invented local hour. The rate model above still uses typical annual peak dates and fixed radiant positions; it does not model the published peak ranges or daily radiant drift.
Plan your trip: the next eight evenings
Lowest-cloud evening (weather only): Sat 7 Nov (lowest mean night cloud). The overall recommendation at the top also weighs moonlight and darkness, so it can name a different night. Cloud is shown only where the forecast covers the night. Values come from an eight-day forecast — the later evenings are less certain than the first, so check again close to the date.
| Evening | Sunset | Full dark | Moon | Night cloudForecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7 NovLowest cloud | 18:05 | 19:17 | 3% · down | 97% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:05 | 19:17 | 1% · down | 97% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:05 | 19:17 | 0% · down | 99% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:05 | 19:17 | 2% · down | Beyond forecast |
| Wed 11 Nov | 18:04 | 19:17 | 6% · up ≈5% | Beyond forecast |
| Thu 12 Nov | 18:04 | 19:17 | 11% · up ≈13% | Beyond forecast |
| Fri 13 Nov | 18:04 | 19:17 | 17% · up ≈23% | Beyond forecast |
| Sat 14 Nov | 18:04 | 19:17 | 25% · up ≈30% | Beyond forecast |
Astronomy only. No weather is given for this selected date. Moon-up percentages are approximate 15-minute samples across astronomical darkness; Milky Way positions include refraction and one-minute sampling, not visibility guarantees.
Phuket through the year
Astronomy on the 15th of each month — not a weather or climate forecast. Each core window uses astronomical darkness and its stated altitude threshold (10°, or a lower 5°/2° threshold when the core stays low). Low-altitude windows are marginal geometry, not equivalent to a 10° window or a visibility recommendation.Astronomy
| Month | Full darkness | Milky Way core in darkness |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.8 h | 0.3 h above 5° · up to 9° |
| Feb | 9.8 h | 2.0 h above 10° · up to 34° |
| Mar | 9.6 h | 3.6 h above 10° · up to 49° |
| Apr | 9.3 h | 5.4 h above 10° · up to 53° |
| May | 9.0 h | 7.2 h above 10° · up to 53° |
| Jun | 8.9 h | 8.9 h above 10° · up to 53° |
| Jul | 9.0 h | 7.5 h above 10° · up to 53° |
| Aug | 9.2 h | 5.6 h above 10° · up to 53° |
| Sept | 9.5 h | 3.9 h above 10° · up to 50° |
| Oct | 9.7 h | 2.2 h above 10° · up to 36° |
| Nov | 9.8 h | 0.2 h above 10° · up to 13° |
| Dec | 9.8 h | — |
Phuket: the local guide
Sources are linked below. Tourism descriptions do not confirm current access, closures or safety. Sky calculations use an ideal horizon, not local mountain or building profiles.
Karon Viewpoint as an alternative
TAT also names Karon Viewpoint, on the hillside south of Kata Noi Beach, as a renowned spot for sunset photographs.
Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT Newsroom)A mainland option for night-sky photography
TAT's 2021 article describes Samet Nangshe Viewpoint in Phang Nga as a place where the evening sky is full of stars and the Milky Way is sometimes visible. That is a 2021 description, not a current sky measurement.
Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT Newsroom)Overnight at Samet Nangshe
The same article says staying overnight is popular with night-sky photographers. Confirm current facilities and access before going.
Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT Newsroom)The southwest monsoon
The Royal Thai Government's climate guide says the southwest monsoon covers Thailand from mid-May to mid-October, bringing generally cloudy, rainy weather that is heaviest on coasts and mountain ranges. Monsoon timing varies each year; check the cloud forecast rather than relying on seasonal norms.
Source: Royal Thai Government (thailand.go.th)Why this calculation point: The documented sunset viewpoint at Phuket's southern tip. No dark-sky status or night access is claimed.
Forecast fetched Sat 7 Nov, 10:06 local time · weather: Live forecast in use. Astronomy: astronomy-engine, twilight on the geometric Sun (USNO convention), times rounded to the nearest minute.