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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan?

Waxing Gibbous moon at 62%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 36.06°, 136.22° (Asia/Tokyo).

Moon
Waxing Gibbous
62% lit
Sunset
5:13 PM
Dusk 6:38 PM
Dark hours
10.0 h
Dawn 4:41 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

📍 Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan — Monday, October 19

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonWaxing Gibbous • 62% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 1 day
🌌 Milky WayMuted by moonlight tonight
🛰️ ISSChecking ISS orbital track…
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 0.3)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC

Tonight's sky above Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan

Above Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan 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 Fukui-shi

Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 15 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 36.1° above the horizon, so stars within 36° of it never set from here.
  • About 79.4% 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 24.9° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
  • At 15 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
36.1°
Sky reachable
79.4%
Milky Way core
24.9° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

Fukui-shi 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 Fukui-shi

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.

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

    Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.

  • 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 Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan.

  • 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.

Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan?
Tonight from Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 62% 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 Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan?
Tonight in Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan, 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 Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan?
Astronomical darkness begins at 6:38 PM local time in Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan 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 Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan?
Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan 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 Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan?
Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan 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 Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan?
Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan 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 Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan?
The core reaches about 24.9° 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 Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan 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 Fukui-shi?

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 Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan.

What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Fukui-shi?

The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.