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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil?

Waxing Crescent moon at 21%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -23.55°, -51.46° (America/Sao_Paulo).

Moon
Waxing Crescent
21% lit
Sunset
6:30 PM
Dusk 7:47 PM
Dark hours
8.8 h
Dawn 4:34 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil — Thursday, October 15

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonWaxing Crescent • 21% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 6 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
🛰️ ISSISS pass predictions unavailable
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 1.3)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 6:00 AM UTC

Tonight's sky above Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil

Skywatchers in Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil 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 Apucarana

Southern mid-latitudes · southern hemisphere · 871 m elevation

  • The south celestial pole stands 23.6° above the horizon, so stars within 24° of it never set from here.
  • About 70% 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 84.6° up, passing almost directly overhead.
  • The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
  • At 871 m elevation, roughly 10% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
23.6°
Sky reachable
70%
Milky Way core
84.6° max
Aurora australis
Kp 9+

Apucarana is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.

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Best nights this month in Apucarana

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 99%-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.

  • 2026-11-09 — 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 Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil.

Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil?
Tonight from Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil expect a waxing crescent Moon at 21% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 8.8 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil?
Tonight in Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
When does darkness start tonight in Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil?
Astronomical darkness begins at 7:47 PM local time in Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil 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 Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil?
Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil 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 Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil?
Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil is a small city — typically Bortle class 4–5 (rural/suburban transition), where the Milky Way core can be glimpsed on clear, moonless nights. 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.
Is light pollution a problem in Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil?
Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil 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 Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil?
The core reaches about 84.6° 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 Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil tonight?
About 8.8 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this just astronomy weather for Apucarana?

This page goes beyond ordinary astronomy weather -- it combines real local weather for astronomy, live space weather, and the space weather aurora connection into one live report for Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil.

What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Apucarana?

The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.