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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 65%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -45.86°, -67.49° (America/Argentina/Catamarca).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina — Tuesday, October 20
Space weather observed: 12:00 AM UTC
Tonight's sky above Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Local sky character in Comodoro Rivadavia
Southern mid-latitudes · southern hemisphere · 65 m elevation
- The south celestial pole stands 45.9° above the horizon, so stars within 46° of it never set from here.
- About 85.9% 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 73.1° up, passing almost directly overhead.
- The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
- At 65 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Comodoro Rivadavia is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
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Best nights this month in Comodoro Rivadavia
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.
- 2026-10-26 — 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.
- 2026-11-09 — 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 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina.
- 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.
Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina?
- Tonight from Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 65% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter. The night offers about 6.6 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina?
- Tonight in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina, Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 9:55 PM local time in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina 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 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina?
- Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 7, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina?
- Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina 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.
- Is light pollution a problem in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina?
- Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina 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 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina?
- The core reaches about 73.1° 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 Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina tonight?
- About 6.6 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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