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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 3.32°, -76.23° (America/Bogota).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Above Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia 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.
Above Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia tonight (3.32°, -76.23°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 9.4 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 3.3°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.
Local sky character in Florida
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1043 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 3.3° above the horizon, so stars within 3° of it never set from here.
- About 52.9% 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 57.7° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 17° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 1043 m elevation, roughly 12% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Florida 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 Florida
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 Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.
- 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.
Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia?
- Tonight from Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia 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 9.4 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia?
- Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 3.3° N, about 52.9% of the entire celestial sphere rises at some point in the year, so Polaris-side constellations and the Southern Cross region are both reachable across the seasons.
- How good is the Milky Way from Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia?
- The Galactic Centre culminates around 57.7° above the horizon from here, high enough to clear most horizon haze. Local cloud and humidity, not geometry, are usually the limiting factor at tropical latitudes.
- Are there seasons for stargazing in Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia?
- Night length barely changes at this latitude — twilight is short and the Sun sets steeply, so darkness arrives quickly all year. What changes is which part of the sky is on view after sunset, and, in monsoon-affected regions, how often the sky is clear at all.
- How dark does it actually get in Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia tonight?
- About 9.4 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 Florida, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.
- Sky tonight in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia16 km
- Sky tonight in Corinto, Cauca Department, Colombia17 km
- Sky tonight in Puerto Tejada, Cauca Department, Colombia23 km
- Sky tonight in Palmira, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia25 km
- Sky tonight in Palmira, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia25 km
- Sky tonight in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia34 km
More in Valle del Cauca Department
Other sky reports in the same region.
- Sky tonight in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca Department16 km
- Sky tonight in Palmira, Valle del Cauca Department25 km
- Sky tonight in Palmira, Valle del Cauca Department25 km
- Sky tonight in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department34 km
- Sky tonight in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department34 km
- Sky tonight in Jamundi, Valle del Cauca Department34 km
Sky tonight across Colombia
Other cities in Colombia with live sky reports.
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- Sky tonight in Restrepo, Valle del Cauca Department64 km
- Sky tonight in Guadalajara de Buga, Valle del Cauca Department65 km
- Sky tonight in Suarez, Cauca Department66 km
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