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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 62%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for 12.80°, 99.97° (Asia/Bangkok).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 6:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Above Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand 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.
Local sky character in Cha-am
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 5 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 12.8° above the horizon, so stars within 13° of it never set from here.
- About 61.1% 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 48.2° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 7.5° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 5 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Cha-am is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
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Best nights this month in Cha-am
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-10-21 — Orionids peak — up to 20/hour
Radiant in Orion. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 72% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.
- 2026-10-25 — 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.
- 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour
Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.
- 2026-11-08 — 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 Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand.
- 2026-11-17 — Leonids peak — up to 15/hour
Radiant in Leo. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 45% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.
Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand?
- Tonight from Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 62% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 9.8 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand?
- Tonight in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:10 PM local time in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand tonight, the moment the Sun drops more than 18° below the horizon and the sky becomes fully dark for faint-object observing.
- Can you see the aurora tonight in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand?
- Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 9, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand?
- Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand is a small town — typically Bortle class 1–4 (rural to excellent dark sky), where the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. These are typical ranges for this population size, not a measured reading for this exact spot — use tonight's Moon phase and the best-nights list above to time a visit away from direct lighting.
- Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand?
- Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 12.8° N, about 61.1% of the entire celestial sphere rises at some point in the year, so Polaris-side constellations and the Southern Cross region are both reachable across the seasons.
- How good is the Milky Way from Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand?
- The Galactic Centre culminates around 48.2° above the horizon from here, high enough to clear most horizon haze. Local cloud and humidity, not geometry, are usually the limiting factor at tropical latitudes.
- Are there seasons for stargazing in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand?
- Night length barely changes at this latitude — twilight is short and the Sun sets steeply, so darkness arrives quickly all year. What changes is which part of the sky is on view after sunset, and, in monsoon-affected regions, how often the sky is clear at all.
- How dark does it actually get in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand tonight?
- About 9.8 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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