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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 62%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -25.55°, -54.59° (America/Sao_Paulo).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 6:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil
Skywatchers in Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil 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.
Local sky character in Foz do Iguacu
Southern mid-latitudes · southern hemisphere · 179 m elevation
- The south celestial pole stands 25.5° above the horizon, so stars within 26° of it never set from here.
- About 71.6% 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 86.5° up, passing almost directly overhead.
- The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
- At 179 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Foz do Iguacu is a mid-sized urban area — bright constellations and planets work from town; faint deep-sky objects need a drive out.
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Best nights this month in Foz do Iguacu
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 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.
- 2026-11-08 — 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 Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil.
- 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.
Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil?
- Tonight from Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 62% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 8.6 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil?
- Tonight in Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 8:06 PM local time in Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil 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 Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil?
- Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil 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 Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil?
- Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil is a mid-sized urban area — typically Bortle class 5–6 (bright suburban sky), where major constellations are workable but the Milky Way is washed out. 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 Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil?
- Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil is a mid-sized urban area: bright constellations are workable, faint deep-sky objects are not. This page's Moon and darkness figures tell you the other half of the story.
- When can I see the Milky Way from Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil?
- The core reaches about 86.5° 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 Foz do Iguacu, Paraná, Brazil tonight?
- About 8.6 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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