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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt?

Waxing Gibbous moon at 62%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 31.00°, 31.63° (Africa/Cairo).

Moon
Waxing Gibbous
62% lit
Sunset
6:16 PM
Dusk 7:37 PM
Dark hours
10.0 h
Dawn 5:39 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Mars, Saturn, Jupiter — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt — Monday, October 19

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonWaxing Gibbous • 62% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 1 day
🌌 Milky WayMuted by moonlight tonight
🛰️ ISSISS pass predictions unavailable
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 0.7)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 6:00 PM UTC

Tonight's sky above As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt

Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.

Local sky character in As Salahat

Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 7 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 31° above the horizon, so stars within 31° of it never set from here.
  • About 75.8% 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 30° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
  • At 7 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
31°
Sky reachable
75.8%
Milky Way core
30° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

As Salahat 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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Astronomy near As Salahat

Real great-circle distances from As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt.

  • Kottamia Observatory — observatory, 121 km away, 476 m

Best nights this month in As Salahat

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 As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt. 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 As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt.

  • 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.

As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt?
Tonight from As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 62% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt?
Tonight in As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
When does darkness start tonight in As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt?
Astronomical darkness begins at 7:37 PM local time in As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt 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 As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt?
As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt 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 As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt?
As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt 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 As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt's elevation help stargazing?
At 7 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Kottamia Observatory sits about 121 km from As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt at 476 m.
What should I plan for observing near As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt?
High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 30° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
How dark does it actually get in As Salahat, Dakahlia, Egypt tonight?
About 10.0 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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