The indexnightdatable to the day
Comb-jelly bioluminescence
Fires when new moon ±5 days
Photograph Jérémy Capelle · CC0
November through April. The notch is October.
Dates worth protecting
- Mon, November 9, 2026in 5 weeks
- Wed, December 9, 2026in 2 months
- Thu, January 7, 2027in 3 months
- Sat, February 6, 2027in 4 months
- Sun, March 7, 2027in 5 months
- Tue, April 6, 2027in 6 months
Keyed to the new moon nearest this season. Moon dates come from a mean lunar month and can be a day out — check one before you commit a four-hour drive to it.
- Where
- Indian River Lagoon
- Drive
- 95 minutes from Lakeland
- In season
- November through April
- Certainty
- datable to the day
- Drone
- no
From the field
A colder, sparser glow than the dinoflagellate bloom — points rather than a sheet, and it wants a far longer exposure for far less light.