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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 46.37°, 17.80° (Europe/Budapest).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary
Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary's sky tonight is a real, computable state — every value on this page comes from live NOAA space weather data, live orbital elements for the ISS, and astronomy-engine's ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Above Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary tonight (46.37°, 17.80°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 5.7 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 46.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 6.8 or higher — to reach Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary.
Local sky character in Kaposvar
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 144 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 46.4° above the horizon, so stars within 46° of it never set from here.
- About 86.2% 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 14.6° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 144 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Kaposvar is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
Astronomy near Kaposvar
Real great-circle distances from Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary.
- Zselic Starry Sky Park — dark-sky place, 13 km away, 250 m
Best nights this month in Kaposvar
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-13 — 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 Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary.
- 2026-08-28 — 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.
Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary?
- Tonight from Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary 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 5.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Where is the nearest dark-sky site to Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary?
- Zselic Starry Sky Park lies about 13 km away. Distances are real great-circle distances from Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary's coordinates.
- When is the best time to stargaze near Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary?
- Combine two things this page computes: the astronomical darkness window (dusk to dawn), and the Moon. Nights within a few days of New Moon inside that window are the ones worth travelling for; the "best nights" section lists the next ones.
- How dark does it actually get in Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary tonight?
- About 5.7 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 Kaposvar, Somogy County, Hungary.
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