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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).

Moon
New Moon
0% lit
Sunset
7:23 PM
Dusk 8:41 PM
Dark hours
8.5 h
Dawn 5:13 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Atequiza, Jalisco, Mexico Wednesday, August 12

Stargazing
🌙 MoonNew Moon • 0% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityDraconids in 57 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
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🌈 Aurora
☁️ Cloud cover
🌡️ Temperature

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.
Pole altitude
20.4°
Sky reachable
67.4%
Milky Way core
40.6° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

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.

  • 2026-08-12Darkest 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.

  • 2026-08-12Perseids 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.

  • 2026-08-27Full 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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