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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 39.21°, -8.63° (Europe/Lisbon).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal
Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal's sky tonight is a real, computable state — every value on this page comes from live NOAA space weather data, live orbital elements for the ISS, and astronomy-engine's ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Above Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal tonight (39.21°, -8.63°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 6.9 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 39.2°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal.
Local sky character in Almeirim
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 19 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 39.2° above the horizon, so stars within 39° of it never set from here.
- About 81.6% 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 21.8° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 19 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Almeirim is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Astronomy near Almeirim
Real great-circle distances from Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal.
- Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve — dark-sky place, 149 km away, 150 m
Best nights this month in Almeirim
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-12 — 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 Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal. The Moon is 2% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is none.
- 2026-08-27 — 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.
Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal?
- Tonight from Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal 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 6.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Where is the nearest dark-sky site to Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal?
- Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve lies about 149 km away. Distances are real great-circle distances from Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal's coordinates.
- When is the best time to stargaze near Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal?
- 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 Almeirim, Santarém, Portugal tonight?
- About 6.9 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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