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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 43.97°, 19.57° (Europe/Belgrade).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia
Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia's sky tonight is a real, computable state — every value on this page comes from live NOAA space weather data, live orbital elements for the ISS, and astronomy-engine's ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Above Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia tonight (43.97°, 19.57°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 6.2 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 44.0°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 7.7 or higher — to reach Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia.
Local sky character in Bajina Basta
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 242 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 44° above the horizon, so stars within 44° of it never set from here.
- About 84.7% 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 17° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 242 m elevation, roughly 3% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Bajina Basta 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 Bajina Basta
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 Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia. 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.
Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia?
- Tonight from Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia 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 6.2 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia?
- Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia 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 Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia?
- The core reaches about 17° 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 Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia tonight?
- About 6.2 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.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Bajina Basta, Central Serbia, Serbia.
- Sky tonight in Uzice, Central Serbia, Serbia26 km
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