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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia?

Waxing Gibbous moon at 63%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -7.47°, 110.22° (Asia/Jakarta).

Moon
Waxing Gibbous
63% lit
Sunset
5:32 PM
Dusk 6:43 PM
Dark hours
9.3 h
Dawn 4:03 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia — Tuesday, October 20

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonWaxing Gibbous • 63% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 1 day
🌌 Milky WayMuted by moonlight tonight
🛰️ ISSChecking ISS orbital track…
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 0.7)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 9:00 PM UTC

Tonight's sky above Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

Above Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia 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 Magelang

Tropical / equatorial latitudes · southern hemisphere · 379 m elevation

  • The south celestial pole stands 7.5° above the horizon, so stars within 8° of it never set from here.
  • About 56.5% 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 68.5° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
  • The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 27.8° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
  • At 379 m elevation, roughly 4% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
7.5°
Sky reachable
56.5%
Milky Way core
68.5° max
Aurora australis
Kp 9+

Magelang 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 Magelang

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 Magelang, Central 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.

Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia?
Tonight from Magelang, Central 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 Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia?
Tonight in Magelang, Central 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 Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia?
Astronomical darkness begins at 6:43 PM local time in Magelang, Central 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 Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia?
Magelang, Central 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 Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia?
Magelang, Central 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 Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia?
Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 7.5° S, about 56.5% 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 Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia?
The Galactic Centre culminates around 68.5° 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 Magelang, Central 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 Magelang, Central 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.

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