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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil?

New Moon moon at 1%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.2. Calculated for -27.10°, -52.62° (America/Sao_Paulo).

Moon
New Moon
1% lit
Sunset
6:35 PM
Dusk 7:55 PM
Dark hours
8.7 h
Dawn 4:38 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.2 in Cetus

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil — Sunday, October 11

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonNew Moon • 1% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 9 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
🛰️ ISSNext pass ~Oct 11, 7:11 PM GMT-3
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 3.0)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 1:30 PM UTC

Tonight's sky above Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Above Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil 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 Chapeco

Southern mid-latitudes · southern hemisphere · 668 m elevation

  • The south celestial pole stands 27.1° above the horizon, so stars within 27° of it never set from here.
  • About 72.8% 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 88.1° up, passing almost directly overhead.
  • The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
  • At 668 m elevation, roughly 8% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
27.1°
Sky reachable
72.8%
Milky Way core
88.1° max
Aurora australis
Kp 9+

Chapeco is a mid-sized urban area — bright constellations and planets work from town; faint deep-sky objects need a drive out.

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Best nights this month in Chapeco

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 99%-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.

  • 2026-11-09 — 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 Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil?
Tonight from Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil expect a new moon Moon at 1% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus. The night offers about 8.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil?
Tonight in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
When does darkness start tonight in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil?
Astronomical darkness begins at 7:55 PM local time in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil 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 Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil?
Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil 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 Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil?
Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil is a mid-sized urban area — typically Bortle class 5–6 (bright suburban sky), where major constellations are workable but the Milky Way is washed out. 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.
Is light pollution a problem in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil?
Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil is a mid-sized urban area: bright constellations are workable, faint deep-sky objects are not. This page's Moon and darkness figures tell you the other half of the story.
When can I see the Milky Way from Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil?
The core reaches about 88.1° 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 Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil tonight?
About 8.7 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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🛰️ ISS Visibility

Next visible pass rises at 10:11 PM, lasting about 5 minutes.

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Up to 20 meteors/hour at peak, radiating from Orion.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this just astronomy weather for Chapeco?

This page goes beyond ordinary astronomy weather -- it combines real local weather for astronomy, live space weather, and the space weather aurora connection into one live report for Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Chapeco?

The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.