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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 61%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -20.67°, -40.50° (America/Sao_Paulo).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Skywatchers in Guarapari, Espírito Santo, 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 Guarapari
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · southern hemisphere · 5 m elevation
- The south celestial pole stands 20.7° above the horizon, so stars within 21° of it never set from here.
- About 67.7% 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 81.7° up, passing almost directly overhead.
- The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
- At 5 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Guarapari is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
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Best nights this month in Guarapari
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 Guarapari, Espírito Santo, 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.
Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil?
- Tonight from Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 61% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 8.8 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil?
- Tonight in Guarapari, Espírito Santo, 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 Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:02 PM local time in Guarapari, Espírito Santo, 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 Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil?
- Guarapari, Espírito Santo, 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 Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil?
- Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil is a small city — typically Bortle class 4–5 (rural/suburban transition), where the Milky Way core can be glimpsed on clear, moonless nights. 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 Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil?
- Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil 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 Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil?
- The core reaches about 81.7° 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 Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil tonight?
- About 8.8 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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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this just astronomy weather for Guarapari?
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 Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Guarapari?
The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Guarapari, Espírito Santo, Brazil right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.