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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 38.38°, 128.47° (Asia/Seoul).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Skywatchers in Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea 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.
Above Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea tonight (38.38°, 128.47°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 7.0 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 38.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Local sky character in Kosong
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 17 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 38.4° above the horizon, so stars within 38° of it never set from here.
- About 81% 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 22.6° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 17 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Kosong 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 Kosong
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 Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Kosong, Gangwon-do, South 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.
Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
- Tonight from Kosong, Gangwon-do, South 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 7.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
- Kosong, Gangwon-do, South 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 Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea?
- The core reaches about 22.6° 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 Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea tonight?
- About 7.0 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.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Kosong, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
- Sky tonight in Sokcho, Gangwon-do, South Korea22 km
- Sky tonight in Yanggu, Gangwon-do, South Korea52 km
- Sky tonight in Jumunjin, Gangwon-do, South Korea63 km
- Sky tonight in Hwacheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea73 km
- Sky tonight in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea78 km
- Sky tonight in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea78 km
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