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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 20.40°, -103.14° (America/Mexico_City).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Above Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico tonight (20.40°, -103.14°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.5 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 20.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico.
Local sky character in Atequiza
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1561 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 20.4° above the horizon, so stars within 20° of it never set from here.
- About 67.4% 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 40.6° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- At 1561 m elevation, roughly 17% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Atequiza 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 Atequiza
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 Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico. 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.
Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico?
- Tonight from Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico 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 8.5 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Does Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico's elevation help stargazing?
- At 1561 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 Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 40.6° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico tonight?
- About 8.5 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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