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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 17.49°, 96.98° (Asia/Yangon).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar
Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar'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 Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar tonight (17.49°, 96.98°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.7 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 17.5°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar.
Local sky character in Kyauktaga
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 40 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 17.5° above the horizon, so stars within 18° of it never set from here.
- About 65% 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 43.5° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 2.8° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 40 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Kyauktaga 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 Kyauktaga
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 Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar. 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.
Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar?
- Tonight from Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar 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 8.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar?
- Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar 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 Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar?
- The core reaches about 43.5° 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 Kyauktaga, Mon, Myanmar tonight?
- About 8.7 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.
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