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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 26.98°, 87.33° (Asia/Kathmandu).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal
Skywatchers in Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal 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.
Above Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal tonight (26.98°, 87.33°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.1 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 27.0°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal.
Local sky character in Dhankuta
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1188 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 27° above the horizon, so stars within 27° of it never set from here.
- About 72.7% 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 34° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 1188 m elevation, roughly 13% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Dhankuta is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Astronomy near Dhankuta
Real great-circle distances from Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal.
- Sagarmatha National Park High Sky Area — dark-sky place, 122 km away, 3500 m
Best nights this month in Dhankuta
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-13 — 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 Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal.
- 2026-08-28 — 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.
Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal?
- Tonight from Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal 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 8.1 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Where is the nearest dark-sky site to Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal?
- Sagarmatha National Park High Sky Area lies about 122 km away. Distances are real great-circle distances from Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal's coordinates.
- When is the best time to stargaze near Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal?
- Combine two things this page computes: the astronomical darkness window (dusk to dawn), and the Moon. Nights within a few days of New Moon inside that window are the ones worth travelling for; the "best nights" section lists the next ones.
- How dark does it actually get in Dhankuta, Koshi, Nepal tonight?
- About 8.1 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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