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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 62%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for 20.55°, -100.69° (America/Mexico_City).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 6:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico
Skywatchers in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico 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.
Local sky character in Apaseo el Grande
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1783 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 20.5° above the horizon, so stars within 21° of it never set from here.
- About 67.5% 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 40.5° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- At 1783 m elevation, roughly 19% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Apaseo el Grande is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
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Best nights this month in Apaseo el Grande
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-10-21 — Orionids peak — up to 20/hour
Radiant in Orion. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 72% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.
- 2026-10-25 — 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.
- 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour
Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.
- 2026-11-08 — 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 Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico.
- 2026-11-17 — Leonids peak — up to 15/hour
Radiant in Leo. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 45% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.
Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- Tonight from Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 62% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter. The night offers about 9.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- Tonight in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:29 PM local time in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico tonight, the moment the Sun drops more than 18° below the horizon and the sky becomes fully dark for faint-object observing.
- Can you see the aurora tonight in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 9, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico is a small town — typically Bortle class 1–4 (rural to excellent dark sky), where the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. These are typical ranges for this population size, not a measured reading for this exact spot — use tonight's Moon phase and the best-nights list above to time a visit away from direct lighting.
- Does Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico's elevation help stargazing?
- At 1783 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high.
- What should I plan for observing near Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 40.5° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico tonight?
- About 9.9 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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