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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 19.68°, 97.21° (Asia/Yangon).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Above Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar tonight (19.68°, 97.21°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.6 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 19.7°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar.
Local sky character in Loikaw
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 893 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 19.7° above the horizon, so stars within 20° of it never set from here.
- About 66.8% 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 41.3° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 0.6° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 893 m elevation, roughly 10% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Loikaw 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 Loikaw
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 Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Loikaw, Kayah State, 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.
Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar?
- Tonight from Loikaw, Kayah State, 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 8.6 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar?
- Loikaw, Kayah State, 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 Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar?
- The core reaches about 41.3° 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 Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar tonight?
- About 8.6 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 Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar.
- Sky tonight in Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar30 km
- Sky tonight in Mae Hong Son, Mae Hong Son, Thailand90 km
- Sky tonight in Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar91 km
- Sky tonight in Yedashe, Bago Region, Myanmar108 km
- Sky tonight in Yawnghwe, Shan State, Myanmar113 km
- Sky tonight in Yawnghwe, Shan State, Myanmar113 km
Sky tonight across Myanmar
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- Sky tonight in Taungoo, Bago Region115 km
- Sky tonight in Heho, Shan State123 km
- Sky tonight in Aungban, Shan State125 km
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- Sky tonight in Taunggyi, Shan State125 km
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