Lightest Cities in Indonesia

Cities ranked by lowest overall stargazing score (current) Indonesia
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Stargazing rankings for 54 cities across Indonesia. Cities are sorted by current overall score (sky darkness, moon, weather, and viewing window).

Lightest Skies in Indonesia

The lightest skies in Indonesia right now are in Percut (58), followed by Medan (58), Binjai (59). Currently, 0 out of 54 monitored cities in Indonesia have a stargazing score below 40.

1
id

Percut

Indonesia

58

Current score
2
id

Medan

Indonesia

58

Current score
3
id

Binjai

Indonesia

59

Current score
4
id

Pematangsiantar

Indonesia

61

Current score
5
id

Pontianak

Indonesia

62

Current score
6
id

Depok

Indonesia

63

Current score
7
id

Cibinong

Indonesia

63

Current score
8
id

Batam

Indonesia

63

Current score
9
id

Tangerang

Indonesia

64

Current score
10
id

South Tangerang

Indonesia

64

Current score
11
id

Pasarkemis

Indonesia

64

Current score
12
id

Jambi City

Indonesia

64

Current score
13
id

Jakarta

Indonesia

64

Current score
14
id

Dumai

Indonesia

64

Current score
15
id

Bogor

Indonesia

64

Current score
16
id

Cileungsir

Indonesia

65

Current score
17
id

Banda Aceh

Indonesia

65

Current score
18
id

Bekasi

Indonesia

66

Current score
19
id

Pekanbaru

Indonesia

67

Current score
20
id

Makassar

Indonesia

67

Current score
21
id

Serang

Indonesia

68

Current score
22
id

Sukabumi

Indonesia

69

Current score
23
id

Bandung

Indonesia

69

Current score
24
id

Padang

Indonesia

70

Current score
25
id

Malang

Indonesia

70

Current score
26
id

Balikpapan

Indonesia

70

Current score
27
id

Palembang

Indonesia

71

Current score
28
id

Cimahi

Indonesia

71

Current score
29
id

Surabaya

Indonesia

72

Current score
30
id

Sorong

Indonesia

72

Current score
31
id

Jember

Indonesia

72

Current score
32
id

Palu

Indonesia

73

Current score
33
id

Kendari

Indonesia

73

Current score
34
id

Banjarmasin

Indonesia

73

Current score
35
id

Tasikmalaya

Indonesia

74

Current score
36
id

Samarinda

Indonesia

74

Current score
37
id

Bengkulu

Indonesia

74

Current score
38
id

Bandar Lampung

Indonesia

74

Current score
39
id

Tegal

Indonesia

75

Current score
40
id

Pekalongan

Indonesia

75

Current score
41
id

Kupang

Indonesia

75

Current score
42
id

Jepara

Indonesia

75

Current score
43
id

Ambon

Indonesia

75

Current score
44
id

Situbondo

Indonesia

76

Current score
45
id

Semarang

Indonesia

76

Current score
46
id

Surakarta

Indonesia

77

Current score
47
id

Yogyakarta

Indonesia

78

Current score
48
id

Palangkaraya

Indonesia

78

Current score
49
id

Manado

Indonesia

78

Current score
50
id

Denpasar

Indonesia

78

Current score
51
id

Cirebon

Indonesia

78

Current score
52
id

Cilacap

Indonesia

78

Current score
53
id

Mataram

Indonesia

79

Current score
54
id

Jayapura

Indonesia

82

Current score

Understanding Sky Darkness Score

80-100

Excellent

Very dark skies with minimal artificial light. Ideal for deep-sky observation.

70-79

Good

Dark skies suitable for most stargazing. Some distant glow may be visible.

40-69

Moderate

Noticeable sky glow from nearby towns. Brighter objects remain visible.

20-39

Poor

Strong light pollution limits visibility of fainter stars and the Milky Way.

0-19

Severe

Heavy urban sky glow. Only the brightest stars and planets are easy to see.

The sky darkness score runs from 0 to 100. Higher scores mean darker skies with less artificial light at night. Lower scores indicate brighter, more light-polluted skies.

Source: Light pollution research datasets

Last updated: 20 Sep 17:49

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