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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 52.73°, 15.22° (Europe/Warsaw).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland
Skywatchers in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland 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.
Above Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland tonight (52.73°, 15.22°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 4.0 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 52.7°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 4.7 or higher — to reach Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland.
Local sky character in Gorzow Wielkopolski
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 42 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 52.7° above the horizon, so stars within 53° of it never set from here.
- About 89.8% 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 8.3° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 42 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Gorzow Wielkopolski is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
Best nights this month in Gorzow Wielkopolski
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 Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland. 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.
Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland?
- Tonight from Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland 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 4.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland?
- Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland is small enough that the Milky Way can be visible on clear, moonless nights away from the immediate centre. This page's Moon and darkness figures tell you the other half of the story.
- When can I see the Milky Way from Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland?
- The core reaches about 8.3° 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 Gorzow Wielkopolski, Lubusz, Poland tonight?
- About 4.0 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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