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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 63%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -7.63°, 111.52° (Asia/Jakarta).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Madiun, East Java, Indonesia — Tuesday, October 20
Space weather observed: 9:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Madiun, East Java, Indonesia
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Madiun, East Java, Indonesia comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Local sky character in Madiun
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · southern hemisphere · 69 m elevation
- The south celestial pole stands 7.6° above the horizon, so stars within 8° of it never set from here.
- About 56.6% 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 68.6° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 27.9° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 69 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Madiun is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
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Best nights this month in Madiun
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.
- 2026-11-09 — 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 Madiun, East Java, Indonesia.
- 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.
Madiun, East Java, Indonesia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Madiun, East Java, Indonesia?
- Tonight from Madiun, East Java, Indonesia expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 63% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 9.3 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia?
- Tonight in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 6:38 PM local time in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia 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 Madiun, East Java, Indonesia?
- Madiun, East Java, Indonesia 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 Madiun, East Java, Indonesia?
- Madiun, East Java, Indonesia is a small city — typically Bortle class 4–5 (rural/suburban transition), where the Milky Way core can be glimpsed on clear, moonless nights. 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.
- Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Madiun, East Java, Indonesia?
- Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 7.6° S, about 56.6% of the entire celestial sphere rises at some point in the year, so Polaris-side constellations and the Southern Cross region are both reachable across the seasons.
- How good is the Milky Way from Madiun, East Java, Indonesia?
- The Galactic Centre culminates around 68.6° above the horizon from here, high enough to clear most horizon haze. Local cloud and humidity, not geometry, are usually the limiting factor at tropical latitudes.
- Are there seasons for stargazing in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia?
- Night length barely changes at this latitude — twilight is short and the Sun sets steeply, so darkness arrives quickly all year. What changes is which part of the sky is on view after sunset, and, in monsoon-affected regions, how often the sky is clear at all.
- How dark does it actually get in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia tonight?
- About 9.3 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 Madiun, East Java, Indonesia.
- Sky tonight in Ngawi, East Java, Indonesia27 km
- Sky tonight in Jatiroto, Central Java, Indonesia53 km
- Sky tonight in Trenggalek, East Java, Indonesia54 km
- Sky tonight in Cepu, Central Java, Indonesia54 km
- Sky tonight in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia58 km
- Sky tonight in Bojonegoro, East Java, Indonesia66 km
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