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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Baykan, Siirt, Turkey?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 38.16°, 41.77° (Europe/Istanbul).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Baykan, Siirt, Turkey — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Baykan, Siirt, Turkey
Baykan, Siirt, Turkey'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 Baykan, Siirt, Turkey tonight (38.16°, 41.77°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 7.0 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 38.2°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Baykan, Siirt, Turkey.
Local sky character in Baykan
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 743 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 38.2° above the horizon, so stars within 38° of it never set from here.
- About 80.9% 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 22.8° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 743 m elevation, roughly 8% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Baykan 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 Baykan
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 Baykan, Siirt, Turkey.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Baykan, Siirt, Turkey. 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.
Baykan, Siirt, Turkey stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Baykan, Siirt, Turkey?
- Tonight from Baykan, Siirt, Turkey 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 7.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Baykan, Siirt, Turkey?
- Baykan, Siirt, Turkey 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 Baykan, Siirt, Turkey?
- The core reaches about 22.8° 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 Baykan, Siirt, Turkey tonight?
- About 7.0 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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