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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 64%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for 17.00°, -96.78° (America/Mexico_City).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico — Tuesday, October 20
Space weather observed: 12:00 AM UTC
Tonight's sky above Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Local sky character in Cuilapam de Guerrero
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1578 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 17° above the horizon, so stars within 17° of it never set from here.
- About 64.6% 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 44° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 3.3° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 1578 m elevation, roughly 17% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Cuilapam de Guerrero is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
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Best nights this month in Cuilapam de Guerrero
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.
- 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour
Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico. 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 Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico.
- 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.
Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico?
- Tonight from Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 64% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter. The night offers about 9.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico?
- Tonight in Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:14 PM local time in Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico 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 Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico?
- Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico 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 Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico?
- Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico is a small town — typically Bortle class 1–4 (rural to excellent dark sky), where the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. 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.
- Does Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico's elevation help stargazing?
- At 1578 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high.
- What should I plan for observing near Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 44° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Cuilapam de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico 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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