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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 40.96°, 129.33° (Asia/Pyongyang).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea
Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea'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 Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea tonight (40.96°, 129.33°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 6.6 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 41.0°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 8.7 or higher — to reach Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea.
Local sky character in Kilju
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 129 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 41° above the horizon, so stars within 41° of it never set from here.
- About 82.8% 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 20° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 129 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Kilju is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
Best nights this month in Kilju
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 Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Kilju, 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.
Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea?
- Tonight from Kilju, 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 6.6 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea?
- Kilju, 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 Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea?
- The core reaches about 20° 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 Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea tonight?
- About 6.6 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 Kilju, North Hamgyong, North Korea.
- Sky tonight in Myongch'on, North Hamgyong, North Korea15 km
- Sky tonight in Hwadae, North Hamgyong, North Korea20 km
- Sky tonight in Hau-ri, North Hamgyong, North Korea29 km
- Sky tonight in Sungjibaegam, Yanggang-do, North Korea54 km
- Sky tonight in Hoemul-li, North Hamgyong, North Korea60 km
- Sky tonight in Changam-ch'on, South Hamgyong, North Korea61 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 Kapsan-up, Yanggang-do88 km
- Sky tonight in Iwon-up, South Hamgyong91 km
- Sky tonight in Hyesan, Yanggang-do108 km
- Sky tonight in Hyesan, Yanggang-do108 km
- Sky tonight in Yonsa-up, North Hamgyong108 km
- Sky tonight in Samjiyon-up, Yanggang-do126 km
- Sky tonight in Puryong-up, North Hamgyong126 km
- Sky tonight in Sinp'o, South Hamgyong141 km
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