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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 20.45°, 96.90° (Asia/Yangon).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar
Above Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar 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.
Above Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar tonight (20.45°, 96.90°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.5 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 20.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar.
Local sky character in Inbawhkon
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 890 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 20.4° above the horizon, so stars within 20° of it never set from here.
- About 67.5% 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 40.6° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- At 890 m elevation, roughly 10% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Inbawhkon 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 Inbawhkon
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 Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar. 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.
Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar?
- Tonight from Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar 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 8.5 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar?
- Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar 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 Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar?
- The core reaches about 40.6° 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 Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar tonight?
- About 8.5 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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