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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 64%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for 21.12°, -101.68° (America/Mexico_City).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico — Tuesday, October 20
Space weather observed: 9:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico
Above Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico tonight, the sky is a live system: the Moon's illumination, which planets have cleared the horizon, and whether Earth's magnetosphere is quiet or churning all change hour by hour.
Local sky character in Leon de los Aldama
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1803 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 21.1° above the horizon, so stars within 21° of it never set from here.
- About 68% 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 39.9° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- At 1803 m elevation, roughly 19% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
With a population above one million, Leon de los Aldama produces significant sky glow: expect the Moon, planets and bright stars from the centre, and travel outward for the Milky Way.
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Best nights this month in Leon de los Aldama
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.
- 2026-10-26 — 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 Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.
- 2026-11-09 — 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 Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico.
- 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.
Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- Tonight from Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 64% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- Tonight in Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:32 PM local time in Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico 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 Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 9, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico is a large metropolitan area — typically Bortle class 7–9 (bright, inner-city sky), where only the Moon, planets, and the brightest stars are visible. 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.
- Does Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico's elevation help stargazing?
- At 1803 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high.
- What should I plan for observing near Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 39.9° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Leon de los Aldama, Guanajuato, Mexico 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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