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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia?
Waxing Crescent moon at 28%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 43.10°, 40.62° (Asia/Tbilisi).
Visible planets tonight
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia — Friday, October 16
Space weather observed: 3:00 AM UTC
Tonight's sky above Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia
Above Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia 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 Gudauta
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 31 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 43.1° above the horizon, so stars within 43° of it never set from here.
- About 84.2% 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 17.9° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 31 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Gudauta is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
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Astronomy near Gudauta
Real great-circle distances from Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia.
- Special Astrophysical Observatory (BTA-6) — observatory, 90 km away, 2070 m
Best nights this month in Gudauta
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.
- 2026-10-26 — 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 Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.
- 2026-11-09 — 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 Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia.
Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia?
- Tonight from Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia expect a waxing crescent Moon at 28% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. The night offers about 9.8 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia?
- Tonight in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia, 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 Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 8:07 PM local time in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia 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 Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia?
- Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 7.9, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia?
- Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia is a small town — typically Bortle class 1–4 (rural to excellent dark sky), where the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. 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.
- Does Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia's elevation help stargazing?
- At 31 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Special Astrophysical Observatory (BTA-6) sits about 90 km from Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia at 2070 m.
- What should I plan for observing near Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 17.9° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Gudauta, Abkhazia, Georgia tonight?
- About 9.8 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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