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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India?

Waning Crescent moon at 13%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.4. Calculated for 13.21°, 79.10° (Asia/Kolkata).

Moon
Waning Crescent
13% lit
Sunset
5:45 PM
Dusk 6:58 PM
Dark hours
10.0 h
Dawn 4:56 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.4 in Cetus

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India — Thursday, November 5

⭐ StargazingFair
🌙 MoonWaning Crescent • 13% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsVenus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityLeonids in 11 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
🛰️ ISSISS pass times load on page open
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 0.7)
☁️ Cloud cover62%
🌡️ Temperature73°F

Weather observed: 5:00 PM UTC · Space weather observed: 12:00 PM UTC

Tonight's sky above Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India

Above Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India 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 Chittoor

Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 334 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 13.2° above the horizon, so stars within 13° of it never set from here.
  • About 61.4% 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 47.8° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
  • The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 7.1° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
  • At 334 m elevation, roughly 4% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
13.2°
Sky reachable
61.4%
Milky Way core
47.8° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

Chittoor is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.

FairSky Viewing Conditions tonight

What does this mean for you?

Your Sky Briefing

Right now
The sky is currently too bright for stargazing or aurora viewing.
Tonight
Cloud cover is the main factor limiting visibility tonight.
Aurora
Current geomagnetic activity (Kp 0.7, quiet) is not strong enough to bring the aurora to your latitude.
Weather
No significant rain, wind or temperature extremes are expected overnight.

Conditions tonight are mixed -- check the details below.

What is a geomagnetic storm?How do auroras form?

Astronomy near Chittoor

Real great-circle distances from Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India.

  • Vainu Bappu Observatory — observatory, 76 km away, 725 m

Best nights this month in Chittoor

Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.

  • 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour

    Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.

  • 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 Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India.

  • 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.

  • 2026-11-24 — 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.

Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India?
Tonight from Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India expect a waning crescent Moon at 13% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India?
Tonight in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
When does darkness start tonight in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India?
Astronomical darkness begins at 6:58 PM local time in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India 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 Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India?
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India 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 Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India?
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India is a small city — typically Bortle class 4–5 (rural/suburban transition), where the Milky Way core can be glimpsed on clear, moonless nights. 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 Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India?
Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 13.2° N, about 61.4% 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 Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India?
The Galactic Centre culminates around 47.8° 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 Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India?
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 Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India tonight?
About 10.0 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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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 Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India.

What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Chittoor?

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