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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 59.81°, 29.98° (Europe/Moscow).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia
Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia's sky tonight is a real, computable state — every value on this page comes from live NOAA space weather data, live orbital elements for the ISS, and astronomy-engine's ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Above Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia tonight (59.81°, 29.98°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. At 59.8°, aurora is possible from here whenever Kp climbs above quiet baseline.
Local sky character in Gorbunki
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 26 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 59.8° above the horizon, so stars within 60° of it never set from here.
- About 93.2% 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 1.2° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 26 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Gorbunki 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 Gorbunki
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 Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia. 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.
Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia?
- Tonight from Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia expect a new moon Moon at 0% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars. At this latitude the Sun may not drop 18° below the horizon tonight, so full astronomical darkness is not reached.
- How likely are the northern lights in Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia?
- Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia sits at 59.8° N, inside the latitude range the auroral oval reaches on ordinary active nights — the oval sits near 58° geomagnetic latitude at Kp 3. That means aurora is a realistic prospect here whenever geomagnetic activity lifts above the quiet baseline, not only during major storms.
- What time of night is best for aurora watching in Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia?
- Auroral substorms cluster around local magnetic midnight, so the hours either side of midnight are statistically strongest. You also need real darkness: this page's dusk and dawn times mark the usable window, and the window is longest around the winter months.
- Do I need to leave Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia to see the aurora?
- Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia is small enough that local sky glow is not the limiting factor; a clear view toward the northern horizon and clear weather matter more.
- How dark does it actually get in Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia tonight?
- Gorbunki, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia is far enough from the equator that at this time of year the Sun stays above −18°, so astronomical darkness is not reached tonight — a normal feature of high-latitude summers, not a data error.
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