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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 31.25°, 36.05° (Asia/Amman).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Above Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan tonight (31.25°, 36.05°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 7.7 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 31.3°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan.
Local sky character in Al Qatranah
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 773 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 31.3° above the horizon, so stars within 31° of it never set from here.
- About 75.9% 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 29.7° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 773 m elevation, roughly 9% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Al Qatranah is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Astronomy near Al Qatranah
Real great-circle distances from Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan.
- Ramon Crater Dark Sky Park — dark-sky place, 139 km away, 800 m
- Wise Observatory — observatory, 143 km away, 875 m
Best nights this month in Al Qatranah
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 Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan.
- 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.
Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan?
- Tonight from Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan 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 7.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Where is the nearest dark-sky site to Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan?
- Ramon Crater Dark Sky Park lies about 139 km away; Wise Observatory lies about 143 km away. Distances are real great-circle distances from Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan's coordinates.
- When is the best time to stargaze near Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan?
- Combine two things this page computes: the astronomical darkness window (dusk to dawn), and the Moon. Nights within a few days of New Moon inside that window are the ones worth travelling for; the "best nights" section lists the next ones.
- How dark does it actually get in Al Qatranah, Karak, Jordan tonight?
- About 7.7 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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