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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia?

First Quarter moon at 42%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for 11.99°, 105.46° (Asia/Phnom_Penh).

Moon
First Quarter
42% lit
Sunset
5:38 PM
Dusk 6:49 PM
Dark hours
9.8 h
Dawn 4:37 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia — Saturday, October 17

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonFirst Quarter • 42% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 3 days
🌌 Milky WayMuted by moonlight tonight
🛰️ ISSNo visible ISS pass in the next 5 predicted passes
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 2.7)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC

Tonight's sky above Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia

Skywatchers in Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia 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 Kampong Cham

Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 23 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 12° above the horizon, so stars within 12° of it never set from here.
  • About 60.4% 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 49° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
  • The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 8.3° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
  • At 23 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
12°
Sky reachable
60.4%
Milky Way core
49° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

Kampong Cham 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 Kampong Cham

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 Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia. 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 Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia.

Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia?
Tonight from Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia expect a first quarter Moon at 42% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 9.8 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia?
Tonight in Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia, 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 Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia?
Astronomical darkness begins at 6:49 PM local time in Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia 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 Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia?
Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia 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 Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia?
Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia 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.
Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia?
Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 12.0° N, about 60.4% of the entire celestial sphere rises at some point in the year, so Polaris-side constellations and the Southern Cross region are both reachable across the seasons.
How good is the Milky Way from Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia?
The Galactic Centre culminates around 49° above the horizon from here, high enough to clear most horizon haze. Local cloud and humidity, not geometry, are usually the limiting factor at tropical latitudes.
Are there seasons for stargazing in Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia?
Night length barely changes at this latitude — twilight is short and the Sun sets steeply, so darkness arrives quickly all year. What changes is which part of the sky is on view after sunset, and, in monsoon-affected regions, how often the sky is clear at all.
How dark does it actually get in Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia 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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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 Kampong Cham, Kampong Cham, Cambodia.

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