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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 65%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 48.16°, 16.38° (Europe/Vienna).
Visible planets tonight
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer
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📍 Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria — Tuesday, October 20
Space weather observed: 12:00 AM UTC
Tonight's sky above Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Local sky character in Favoriten
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 236 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 48.2° above the horizon, so stars within 48° of it never set from here.
- About 87.3% 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 12.8° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 236 m elevation, roughly 3% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Favoriten 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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Best nights this month in Favoriten
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 Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria. 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 Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria.
- 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.
Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria?
- Tonight from Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 65% 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 Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria?
- Tonight in Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria, 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 Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:40 PM local time in Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria 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 Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria?
- Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 6.2, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria?
- Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria 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.
- Is light pollution a problem in Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria?
- Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria 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 Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria?
- The core reaches about 12.8° 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 Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria 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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Is this just astronomy weather for Favoriten?
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 Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria.
What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Favoriten?
The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Favoriten, State of Vienna, Austria right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.