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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea?

Waxing Gibbous moon at 66%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 37.54°, 129.11° (Asia/Seoul).

Moon
Waxing Gibbous
66% lit
Sunset
5:38 PM
Dusk 7:07 PM
Dark hours
10.0 h
Dawn 5:09 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea — Tuesday, October 20

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonWaxing Gibbous • 66% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 1 day
🌌 Milky WayMuted by moonlight tonight
🛰️ ISSChecking ISS orbital track…
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 1.0)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 3:00 AM UTC

Tonight's sky above Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Above Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea 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.

Local sky character in Donghae City

Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 24 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 37.5° above the horizon, so stars within 38° of it never set from here.
  • About 80.5% 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 23.5° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
  • At 24 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
37.5°
Sky reachable
80.5%
Milky Way core
23.5° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

Donghae City 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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Astronomy near Donghae City

Real great-circle distances from Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea.

  • Yeongyang Firefly Dark Sky Park — dark-sky place, 99 km away, 300 m

Best nights this month in Donghae City

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 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.

  • 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour

    Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea. 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 Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea.

  • 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.

Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
Tonight from Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 66% 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 Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
Tonight in Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea, 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 Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
Astronomical darkness begins at 7:07 PM local time in Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea 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 Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea 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 Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea 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.
Where is the nearest dark-sky site to Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
Yeongyang Firefly Dark Sky Park lies about 99 km away. Distances are real great-circle distances from Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea's coordinates.
When is the best time to stargaze near Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
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 Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this just astronomy weather for Donghae City?

This page goes beyond ordinary astronomy weather -- it combines real local weather for astronomy, live space weather, and the space weather aurora connection into one live report for Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea.

What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Donghae City?

The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Donghae City, Gangwon-do, South Korea right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.