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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 42.64°, 18.11° (Europe/Zagreb).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia
Skywatchers in Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia 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 Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia tonight (42.64°, 18.11°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 6.4 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 42.6°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 8.1 or higher — to reach Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia.
Local sky character in Dubrovnik
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 9 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 42.6° above the horizon, so stars within 43° of it never set from here.
- About 83.9% 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 18.4° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 9 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Dubrovnik 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 Dubrovnik
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-12 — 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 Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia. The Moon is 2% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is none.
- 2026-08-27 — 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.
Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia?
- Tonight from Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia 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 6.4 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia?
- Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia 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 Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia?
- The core reaches about 18.4° 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 Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia tonight?
- About 6.4 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.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia.
- Sky tonight in Trebinje, Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina21 km
- Sky tonight in Bileca, Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina37 km
- Sky tonight in Herceg Novi, Herceg Novi, Montenegro41 km
- Sky tonight in Stolac, Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina51 km
- Sky tonight in Dobrota, Kotor, Montenegro58 km
- Sky tonight in Metkovic, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia59 km
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