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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?

New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 44.06°, 5.05° (Europe/Paris).

Moon
New Moon
0% lit
Sunset
8:47 PM
Dusk 10:40 PM
Dark hours
6.2 h
Dawn 4:49 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 7.6+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

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

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France — 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 Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Above Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France tonight, the sky is a live system: the Moon's illumination, which planets have cleared the horizon, and whether Earth's magnetosphere is quiet or churning all change hour by hour.

Above Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France tonight (44.06°, 5.05°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 6.2 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 44.1°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 7.6 or higher — to reach Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Local sky character in Carpentras

Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 110 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 44.1° above the horizon, so stars within 44° of it never set from here.
  • About 84.8% 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 16.9° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
  • At 110 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
44.1°
Sky reachable
84.8%
Milky Way core
16.9° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 7.6+

Carpentras is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.

Astronomy near Carpentras

Real great-circle distances from Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

  • Haute-Provence Observatory — observatory, 55 km away, 650 m
  • Cévennes National Park Dark Sky Reserve — dark-sky place, 117 km away, 900 m

Best nights this month in Carpentras

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 Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

  • 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour

    Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. 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.

Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?
Tonight from Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France 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.
Does Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France's elevation help stargazing?
At 110 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Haute-Provence Observatory sits about 55 km from Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France at 650 m.
What should I plan for observing near Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?
High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 16.9° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
How dark does it actually get in Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France 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.

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