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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Anklav, Gujarat, India?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 22.38°, 73.00° (Asia/Kolkata).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Anklav, Gujarat, India — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Anklav, Gujarat, India
Skywatchers in Anklav, Gujarat, India 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 Anklav, Gujarat, India tonight (22.38°, 73.00°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.4 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 22.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Anklav, Gujarat, India.
Local sky character in Anklav
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 41 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 22.4° above the horizon, so stars within 22° of it never set from here.
- About 69% 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 38.6° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- At 41 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Anklav is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Best nights this month in Anklav
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 Anklav, Gujarat, India.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Anklav, Gujarat, India. 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.
Anklav, Gujarat, India stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Anklav, Gujarat, India?
- Tonight from Anklav, Gujarat, India 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 8.4 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Anklav, Gujarat, India?
- Anklav, Gujarat, India is small enough that the Milky Way can be visible on clear, moonless nights away from the immediate centre. This page's Moon and darkness figures tell you the other half of the story.
- When can I see the Milky Way from Anklav, Gujarat, India?
- The core reaches about 38.6° altitude, so target the moonless nights listed in the best-nights section and get away from the city core.
- How dark does it actually get in Anklav, Gujarat, India tonight?
- About 8.4 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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