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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 62%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for 22.80°, 86.19° (Asia/Kolkata).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 6:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Skywatchers in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India 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 Jamshedpur
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 171 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 22.8° above the horizon, so stars within 23° of it never set from here.
- About 69.4% 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 38.2° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- At 171 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
With a population above one million, Jamshedpur produces significant sky glow: expect the Moon, planets and bright stars from the centre, and travel outward for the Milky Way.
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Best nights this month in Jamshedpur
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.
- 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour
Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.
- 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 Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
- 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.
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India?
- Tonight from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 62% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India?
- Tonight in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 6:31 PM local time in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India 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 Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India?
- Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India 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 Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India?
- Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India is a large metropolitan area — typically Bortle class 7–9 (bright, inner-city sky), where only the Moon, planets, and the brightest stars are visible. 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 Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India?
- Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India is a large metropolitan area, so expect only the Moon, planets, and the brightest stars from inside it. This page's Moon and darkness figures tell you the other half of the story.
- When can I see the Milky Way from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India?
- The core reaches about 38.2° 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 Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India tonight?
- About 10.0 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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