How dark is the sky in Irving, TX?

Irving reads as suburban on this dataset's scale. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 72.2% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

How far Irving is from a meaningfully darker sky

15 miles from Irving, straight-line, sits Flower Mound, TX, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Irving's own suburban band.

Flower Mound, TX is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Irving against the rest of the dataset

Irving, TX counts roughly 258,060 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Irving ranks 2,301 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.