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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Kruje, Durrës County, Albania?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 61%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 41.51°, 19.79° (Europe/Tirane).
Visible planets tonight
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer
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📍 Kruje, Durrës County, Albania — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Kruje, Durrës County, Albania
Skywatchers in Kruje, Durrës County, Albania 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 Kruje
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 509 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 41.5° above the horizon, so stars within 42° of it never set from here.
- About 83.1% 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 19.5° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 509 m elevation, roughly 6% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Kruje is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
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Best nights this month in Kruje
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 Kruje, Durrës County, Albania. 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 Kruje, Durrës County, Albania.
- 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.
Kruje, Durrës County, Albania stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Kruje, Durrës County, Albania?
- Tonight from Kruje, Durrës County, Albania expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 61% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Kruje, Durrës County, Albania?
- Tonight in Kruje, Durrës County, Albania, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Kruje, Durrës County, Albania?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:24 PM local time in Kruje, Durrës County, Albania 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 Kruje, Durrës County, Albania?
- Kruje, Durrës County, Albania is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 8.5, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Kruje, Durrës County, Albania?
- Kruje, Durrës County, Albania is a small town — typically Bortle class 1–4 (rural to excellent dark sky), where the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. 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 Kruje, Durrës County, Albania?
- Kruje, Durrës County, Albania 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 Kruje, Durrës County, Albania?
- The core reaches about 19.5° 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 Kruje, Durrës County, Albania 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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