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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 62%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 46.77°, 23.60° (Europe/Bucharest).
Visible planets tonight
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer
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📍 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania
Skywatchers in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania have the same live tools professional observers use — a real ephemeris, live Kp readings from NOAA SWPC, and hourly cloud forecasts — condensed into one report on this page.
Local sky character in Cluj-Napoca
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 352 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 46.8° above the horizon, so stars within 47° of it never set from here.
- About 86.4% 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 14.2° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 352 m elevation, roughly 4% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Cluj-Napoca 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 Cluj-Napoca
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 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania. 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 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania.
- 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.
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania?
- Tonight from Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 62% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania?
- Tonight in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 8:10 PM local time in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania 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 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania?
- Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 6.7, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania?
- Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania 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 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania?
- Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania 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 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania?
- The core reaches about 14.2° 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 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania 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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