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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 39.98°, 125.25° (Asia/Pyongyang).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Above Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea tonight (39.98°, 125.25°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 6.8 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 40.0°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea.
Local sky character in Kusong-si
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 79 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 40° above the horizon, so stars within 40° of it never set from here.
- About 82.1% 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 21° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 79 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Kusong-si is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Best nights this month in Kusong-si
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 Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, 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.
Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea?
- Tonight from Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, 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 6.8 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea?
- Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, 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 Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea?
- The core reaches about 21° 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 Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea tonight?
- About 6.8 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.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Kusong-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea.
- Sky tonight in Chongju-si, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea32 km
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- Sky tonight in Anju, South Pyongan, North Korea53 km
- Sky tonight in Yomju, P'yŏngan-bukto, North Korea57 km
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