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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 12.61°, 102.10° (Asia/Bangkok).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand
Above Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, 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.
Above Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand tonight (12.61°, 102.10°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 9.0 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 12.6°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Local sky character in Chanthaburi
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 7 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 12.6° above the horizon, so stars within 13° of it never set from here.
- About 60.9% 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 48.4° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 7.7° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 7 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Chanthaburi is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
Best nights this month in Chanthaburi
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 Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand. 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.
Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand?
- Tonight from Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand 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 9.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand?
- Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 12.6° N, about 60.9% 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 Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand?
- The Galactic Centre culminates around 48.4° 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 Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, 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 Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand tonight?
- About 9.0 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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