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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 42.44°, 129.75° (Asia/Pyongyang).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Skywatchers in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea 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 Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea tonight (42.44°, 129.75°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 6.4 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 42.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 8.2 or higher — to reach Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea.
Local sky character in Hoeryong
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 237 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 42.4° above the horizon, so stars within 42° of it never set from here.
- About 83.7% 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 18.6° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 237 m elevation, roughly 3% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Hoeryong 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 Hoeryong
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 Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea. 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.
Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea?
- Tonight from Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea 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 6.4 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea?
- Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea 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 Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea?
- The core reaches about 18.6° 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 Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea tonight?
- About 6.4 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.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Hoeryong, North Hamgyong, North Korea.
- Sky tonight in Satan, North Hamgyong, North Korea33 km
- Sky tonight in Puryong-up, North Hamgyong, North Korea42 km
- Sky tonight in Longjing, Jilin, China45 km
- Sky tonight in Rajin, Rason, North Korea49 km
- Sky tonight in Musan-up, North Hamgyong, North Korea50 km
- Sky tonight in Songnae-ri, North Hamgyong, North Korea53 km
More in North Hamgyong
Other sky reports in the same region.
Sky tonight across North Korea
Other cities in North Korea with live sky reports.
- Sky tonight in Sonbong, Rason53 km
- Sky tonight in Chongjin, North Hamgyong72 km
- Sky tonight in Chongjin, North Hamgyong72 km
- Sky tonight in Yonsa-up, North Hamgyong85 km
- Sky tonight in Kyongsong, North Hamgyong96 km
- Sky tonight in Hoemul-li, North Hamgyong112 km
- Sky tonight in Samjiyon-up, Yanggang-do137 km
- Sky tonight in Hau-ri, North Hamgyong140 km
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