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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).

Moon
New Moon
0% lit
Sunset
8:58 PM
Dusk
Dark hours
Dawn
Aurora
Possible
Belt 58°

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

Stargazing
🌙 MoonNew Moon • 0% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityDraconids in 57 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
🛰️ ISSLoading…
🌈 Aurora
☁️ Cloud cover
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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.
Pole altitude
59.8°
Sky reachable
93.2%
Milky Way core
1.2° max
Aurora borealis
Reachable

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.

  • 2026-08-12Darkest 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.

  • 2026-08-12Perseids 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.

  • 2026-08-27Full 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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