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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 38.21°, 127.22° (Asia/Seoul).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea'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 Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea tonight (38.21°, 127.22°), 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 Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Local sky character in Cheorwon
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 194 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 194 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Cheorwon 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 Cheorwon
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 Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea. 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.
Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
- Tonight from Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea 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 Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
- Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea 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 Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
- 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 Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea 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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