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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Acharnes, Attica, Greece?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 38.08°, 23.73° (Europe/Athens).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Acharnes, Attica, Greece — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Acharnes, Attica, Greece
Skywatchers in Acharnes, Attica, Greece have the same live tools professional observers use — a real ephemeris, live Kp readings from NOAA SWPC, and hourly cloud forecasts — condensed into one report on this page.
Above Acharnes, Attica, Greece tonight (38.08°, 23.73°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 7.0 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 38.1°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Acharnes, Attica, Greece.
Local sky character in Acharnes
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 171 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 38.1° above the horizon, so stars within 38° of it never set from here.
- About 80.8% of the whole sky rises above the horizon at some point in the year from this latitude.
- The Milky Way's core in Sagittarius culminates about 22.9° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 171 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Acharnes is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
Astronomy near Acharnes
Real great-circle distances from Acharnes, Attica, Greece.
- National Observatory of Athens (Kryoneri) — observatory, 98 km away, 930 m
Best nights this month in Acharnes
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-13 — Darkest night of the coming month
The Moon is only 0% illuminated, giving the least lunar interference in the next 30 nights — the best window for the Milky Way and faint deep-sky targets from Acharnes, Attica, Greece.
- 2026-08-28 — Full Moon
A 100%-lit Moon washes out faint objects, but lunar terrain along the limb is at its most striking — plan bright targets and planets instead of deep sky.
Acharnes, Attica, Greece stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Acharnes, Attica, Greece?
- Tonight from Acharnes, Attica, Greece expect a new moon Moon at 0% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars. The night offers about 7.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Does Acharnes, Attica, Greece's elevation help stargazing?
- At 171 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. National Observatory of Athens (Kryoneri) sits about 98 km from Acharnes, Attica, Greece at 930 m.
- What should I plan for observing near Acharnes, Attica, Greece?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 22.9° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Acharnes, Attica, Greece tonight?
- About 7.0 hours of astronomical darkness (Sun more than 18° below the horizon). That is the real observing window for faint objects; brighter targets are workable from dusk onward.
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