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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola?

New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for -11.11°, 14.34° (Africa/Luanda).

Moon
New Moon
0% lit
Sunset
5:59 PM
Dusk 7:11 PM
Dark hours
9.9 h
Dawn 5:03 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola Thursday, August 13

Stargazing
🌙 MoonNew Moon • 0% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityDraconids in 57 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
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🌈 Aurora
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Tonight's sky above Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola

Above Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola 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.

Above Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola tonight (-11.11°, 14.34°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 9.9 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 11.1°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola.

Local sky character in Conda

Tropical / equatorial latitudes · southern hemisphere · 1039 m elevation

  • The south celestial pole stands 11.1° above the horizon, so stars within 11° of it never set from here.
  • About 59.6% 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 72.1° up, passing almost directly overhead.
  • The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 31.4° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
  • At 1039 m elevation, roughly 12% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
11.1°
Sky reachable
59.6%
Milky Way core
72.1° max
Aurora australis
Kp 9+

Conda 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 Conda

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

  • 2026-08-13Darkest 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 Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola.

  • 2026-08-27Full 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.

Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola?
Tonight from Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola 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 9.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola?
Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 11.1° S, about 59.6% 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 Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola?
The Galactic Centre culminates around 72.1° above the horizon from here, which is nearly overhead — the densest part of the Milky Way passes through the zenith region, the best geometry available anywhere on Earth. Local cloud and humidity, not geometry, are usually the limiting factor at tropical latitudes.
Are there seasons for stargazing in Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola?
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 Conda, Kwanza Sul, Angola tonight?
About 9.9 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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